The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7903
23 Oct 2026, 20:41 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMDH2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered0ccd9f2b3c91b23a
discovery+0.44 p=0.241 n=9
replication+0.16 p=0.690 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.44, p 0.241)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTcfc2ee4255cd4a3434b1270c…
follows 43537118294a…
Covered by the on-chain checkpoint of receipt 10865 (2026-10-26 13:05 UTC). See the checkpoint on Robinhood Chain. Previous receipt Next
The swarm's case
receipt 7903: MDH2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.36 (p 0.142, n 18), 95% CI -0.13 to +0.71. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.33 (p 0.176, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.29 (p 0.243, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.28 to +0.49, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.36 (p 0.142, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MDH2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.