The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8702
24 Oct 2026, 13:56 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSTK32B in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredfc1aa2f9cf3e0484
discovery-0.22 p=0.567 n=9
replication+0.36 p=0.336 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.22, p 0.567)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTe70a7cfb01580e084bfe83c3…
follows 1ff884062e97…
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 8702: STK32B in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.08 (p 0.748, n 18), 95% CI -0.40 to +0.53. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.05 (p 0.854, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.04 (p 0.888, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.03 to +0.22, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors +0.08 (p 0.748, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for STK32B in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.