Molecular Genetics Group

Molecular Genetics Group is dedicated to diagnostics and research of various neurological conditions. Our aim is to find and explore previously unassociated genetic causes and to precisely describe already known causes of severe epilepsy in patients, e.g. epileptic encephalopathies, malformations of cortical development and others. The precise knowledge of genetic cause contributes to our understanding of disease pathogenesis, allows us to tailor medical and surgical treatment and gives patients and families a more precise estimate of the prognosis and likely course of the disease.

Barbora Straka, MD, PhD

Barbora Straka, MD, PhD

Team Leader

Prof. Pavel Krsek, MD, PhD

Prof. Pavel Krsek, MD, PhD

Physician

Jana Krejcikova, MSc

Jana Krejcikova, MSc

PhD student

Research areas

Barbora Straka

Search for new genetic causes of malformations of cortical development at the level of the somatic and constitutional genome, research on the role of polygenic inheritance in the development of complex phenotypes, articles see orcid: 0000-0001-8448-2833 (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8448-2833)

Barbora Splítková

Search for new genetic causes of malformations of cortical development, especially focal cortical dysplasia type I, at the level of the somatic and constitutional genome, articles see orcid: 0000-0002-3462-7421 (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3462-7421)

Lucie Sedláčková

Search for new genetic causes of severe epilepsy, epileptic encephalopathies and autism spectrum disorders, articles see orcid: 0000-0003-2551-4764 (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2551-4764)

Petra Laššuthová

Search for new genetic causes in patients with peripheral neuropathies and other serious neurogenetic diseases, articles see orcid: 0000-0003-1726-5868 (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1726-5868)

Selected publications

Barba C et al

Clinical Features, Neuropathology, and Surgical Outcome in Patients With Refractory Epilepsy and Brain Somatic Variants in the SLC35A2 Gene.

Neurology 2023

Baldassari S et al

The landscape of epilepsy-related GATOR1 variants

Genetics in Medicine 2019

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Current grant projects

NU23-04-00209
Uncovering novel genetic causes of focal malformations of cortical development
Prof. Pavel Kršek, MD, PhD

NU22-04-00097
Exploring causes of the neurogenetic disorders with the newest genomic methods
Assoc. Prof. Dana Šafka Brožková, MD, PhD

NW24-04-00349
Addressing unmet needs in rare diseases: natural history study and multi-omics analysis in hereditary sensory neuropathies
Assoc. Prof. Petra Laššuthová, MD, PhD

International cooperation

Eleonora Aronica, MD, PhD
Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit van Amsterdam | AMC · Department of Pathology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Davide Mei, PhD
Laboratorio di Neurogenetica, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Meyer, Firenze, Italy

Stéphanie Baulac, PhD
Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France

Keywords

epilepsy, epileptic encephalopathy, malformations of cortical development, severe neurogenetic conditions