The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8731
24 Oct 2026, 14:34 UTColigodendrocytes, braak
predictionBCAS1 in oligodendrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered0fdc49080a2195af
discovery+0.64 p=0.064 n=9
replication+0.44 p=0.232 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.64, p 0.064)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8731: BCAS1 in oligodendrocytes, braak
- power
- full sample +0.44 (p 0.069, n 18), 95% CI -0.04 to +0.75. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.46 (p 0.052, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- oligodendrocytes share of nuclei vs axis +0.03 (p 0.915); controlling for it: +0.45 (p 0.062, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.37 to +0.57, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.44 (p 0.069, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for BCAS1 in oligodendrocytes.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.