Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

SV2C

synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2C

translation score 0.64, read 2026-10-17; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 1 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.57 (overall 0.37)0.57
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced, including other brain neurons; strongest in somatotrophs0.75
chemistry
Open Targets
compounds already reach it: padsevonil0.90
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
32 Parkinson's papers of 1160.54
pathways
Reactome
3 pathways; mostly other0.30
proposal for SV2C, translation score 0.64

Knock down and overexpress SV2C in dopamine neurons; measure a transcriptome-wide state shift (bulk RNA-seq) and survival of TH-positive neurons and phospho-α-synuclein (pS129) inclusions after seeding with α-synuclein fibrils.

Cell type
dopamine neurons
Direction
Both arms: public data does not say which way helps.
Molecular readout
a transcriptome-wide state shift (bulk RNA-seq)
Functional readout
survival of TH-positive neurons and phospho-α-synuclein (pS129) inclusions after seeding with α-synuclein fibrils
Rule-out
If neither arm moves a transcriptome-wide state shift (bulk RNA-seq) by 20% or more against non-targeting and empty-vector controls, across three independent differentiations, the hypothesis is wrong.
Lab request
CRISPRi knockdown and lentiviral overexpression of SV2C in iPSC-derived midbrain dopamine neurons (FOXA2+, LMX1A+, TH+); n = 3 differentiations; readouts: a transcriptome-wide state shift (bulk RNA-seq); survival of TH-positive neurons and phospho-α-synuclein (pS129) inclusions after seeding with α-synuclein fibrils. Controls: non-targeting guide, empty vector. About 8 to 10 weeks, most of it differentiation.

Sealed predictions

  1. SV2C in dopamine neurons, braak+0.37 (p 0.329) → +0.31 (p 0.421)receipt 0752

In the sealed studies

Swarm cases

receipt 0752: SV2C in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.33 (p 0.179, n 18), 95% CI -0.16 to +0.69. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.26 (p 0.302, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.35 (p 0.153, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.24 to +0.41, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.33 (p 0.179, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SV2C in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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