Analysis of the LMNA gene and the SH3TC2 gene among Czech patients with hereditary neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1 and 2

My PhD thesis can be devided into two parts: 1. Hereditary motor-sensory neuropathies (HMSN) 2. Selected muscle disorders The main emphasis was on the first part - hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies. Research was focused on autosomal recessive forms - demyelinating type CMT4C and axonal type CMT2B1. Most of the results obtained are related to these disorders. Data, which were obtained, are unique and were published in international journals with impact factor. Results obtained from CMT4C study are accepted for publication in Clinical Genetics. Results obtained in LMNA study (CMT2B1) were published in Journal of Human Genetics. The author performed and validated these new methods and original results, which are due to be used in genetic molecular testing of patients with hereditary neuropathies and muscle disorders: 1. Sequencing of all coding exons of the SH3TC2 gene. First mutations in the SH3TC2 gene in Czech HMSN I patients were found. 2. The prevalent mutation among Czech CMT4C patients was proven to be p.Arg954Stop. 3. Real-time PCR assay targeted at detection of the prevalent mutation p.Arg954Stop in the SH3TC2 gene was validated and is now used in our lab on a daily basis as a quick and efficient screening. 4. Molecular genetic testing of the SH3TC2 gene was introduced into the routine..