Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Faculty Biography

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.

 


Terri King

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Education:

BS, Zoology: The University of Texas at Austin

MS, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

PhD, Human Genetics/Genetic Epidemiology,The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Research Associate, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Post-doctoral Fellow, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Clinical and Research Interests:

  1. Developmental Pediatrics

Publications (selected):

  • Referred Original Articles in Journals

  • King TM, Au K-S, Kirkpatrick TJ, Fletcher JM, Copeland K, Townsend I, Villareal G, Tyerman GH, Northrup H BRCA1 polymorphic alleles show association with lesion location in spina bifida patients. Submitted
  • Au K-S, Williams At, Roach ES, Batchelor L, Sparagana S, Wheless JW, Baumgartner J, Roa BB, Wilson C, Smith TK, Cheung MYC, Whittemore VH, King TM, Northrup H. Genotype/Phenotype Correlation using Mutational Analysis of the TSC1 and TSC2 Genes in 354 Individuals Referred for a Diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Submitted
  • King TM, Beuchner C, Hecht JT, Kennedy K, Miller C, Loveland K, Gambello MJ. Risk factors in the pre-, peri- and neonatal period highlight bleeding during pregnancy as a risk factor for autism spectrum disorders. Submitted
  • King BR, King TM, McCans K, Foster RL. Pediatric and neonatal transport teams with and without a physician: A comparison of outcomes and interventions. Pediatric Emergency Care, in press.
  • Leichman JG, Aguilar D, King TM, Vlada A, Reyes M, Taegtmeyer H. An Association of Plasma Free Fatty Acids and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients with Clinically Severe Obesity. Am. J Clin. Nut. 2006; 83 in press.
  • Barratt MS, Villarreal GB, King TM, Noble RW, Golden AL. Knowledge and Attitude Change in Primary Care Providers Following Training in Adolescent Sexual Health. Adolescent and Family Health, in press
  • Pannu H, Kim D, Guo D, King TM, Van Ginhoven, G, Chin T, Chang K, Qi Y, Shete S, Milewicz DMM. Role of MMP2 and MMP9 Polymorphisms in Sporadic Intracranial Aneurysms. Journal of Neurosurgery, in press
  • McArdle PF, Pollin TI, O'Connell JR, Sorkin JD, Agarwala R, Schäffer AA, Streeten EA, King TM, Shuldiner AR, Mitchell BD. Does having children extend lifespan? A genealogical study of parity and longevity in the Amish. J Gerontol: Med Sci in press.
  • Au, K-S, Northrup H, Kirkpatrick TJ, Volcik KA, Fletcher JM, Townsend IT, Blanton SH, Tyerman GH, Villarreal G, King TM. Promoter genotype of the platelet-derived growth factor receptor- α gene shows population Am J Med Genet A. 2005 Dec 15;139(3):194-8
  • Shaw A, Vaporciyan A, Wu X, King TM, Dickey B, Spitz M, Putnam B. Inflammatory gene polymorphisms influence risk of postoperative morbidity after lung resection. Annals Thoracic Surg, Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 May;79(5):1704-10
  • Ahn C, King TM, Lee K, Kang S-H. DNA pooling as a tool for case-control association studies of complex traits. Genomics & Informatics 2005 3(1):1-7.
  • Boccalandro C, de Mattia F, Guo DC, Xue Li, Orlander P, King TM, Gupta P, Deen PMT, Lavis VR, Milewicz DM. Characterization of an Aquaprorin-2 water channel gene causing partial nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in a Mexican family. J Am Soc Nephrol 2004 May 15(5): 1223-31.
  • King TM. Using Simultaneous Equation Modeling for Defining Complex Phenotypes. BMC Genetics 2003 Dec 31; 4 Suppl 1:S10.
  • Jiang ZD, Okhuysen P, Guo DC, He RM, King TM, DuPont HL, Milewicz DM. Genetic Susceptibility to Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Diarrhea - Polymorphism in interleukin-8 promoter region. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003 Aug 188(4):506-511.
  • Hanausek M. Walaszek Z, King TM, Amos CI Expression of a 65 kDa oncofetal protein in human prostatic carcinoma. Oncol Rep 2003 10(5): 1387-92
  • Frazier-Bowers SA, Cavender AC, King TM, Milewicz DM, D'Souza RN. A Unique Form of Hypodontia Observed in Vietnamese Patients: Clinical and Molecular Analysis. Journal of Medical Genetics, J Med Genet. 2003 Jun;40(6):E79.
  • Lai D, King TM, Moye LA, Wei Q. Sample size for biomarker studies. More subjects or more measuresments per subject Ann. Epidemiol. 2003 Mar 13(3):204-208.
  • Haston CK, Wang M, Dejournett RE, Zhou X, Ni D, Gu X, King TM, Weil MM, Newman RA, Amos CI, Travis EL. Bleomycin hydrolase and a genetic locus within the MHC affect risk for pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Hum Mol Genet 2002 Aug 1;11(16):1855-63
  • King TM, Tong L, Pack RJ, Spencer C, Amos CI. Accuracy of family history of cancer as reported by men with prostate cancer. Urology 2002 Apr;59(4):546-50
  • Frazier-Bowers SA, Guo DC, Cavender A, Xue L, Evans B, King TM, Milewicz D, D'Souza RN. A novel mutation in human PAX9 causes molar oligodontia. J Dent Res 2002 Feb;81(2):129-33
  • Baur MP, Majumder PP, Amos CI, Feingold JI, King TM, Morton NE, Province MA, Spence MA, Thomas DC; IGES-ELSI Committee. International Genetic Epidemiology Society: commentary on Darkness in El Dorado by Patrick Tierney. Genet Epidemiol 2001 Sep;21(2):81-104
  • Mitchell BD, Hsueh WC, King TM, Pollin TI, Sorkin J, Agarwala R, Schaffer AA, Shuldiner AR. Heritability of life span in the Old Order Amish. Am J Med Genet 2001 Sep 1;102(4):346-52
  • Chase GA, King TM, Oja-Tebbe N, Rybicki BA, Goldin LR. Assessment of estimation procedures for risk and onset hazard with dependent data. Genetic Epidemiology 17 Supplement 1:S97-102, 1999.
  • Barnholtz JS, de Andrade M, Page GP, King TM, Peterson LE, Amos CI. Assessing linkage of monoamine oxidase B in a genome-wide scan using a univariate variance components approach. Genetic Epidemiology 17 Supplement 1:S49-54, 1999.
  • Peterson LE, Barnholtz JS, Page GP, King TM, de Andrade M, Amos CI. A genome-wide search for susceptibility genes linked to alcohol dependence. Genetic Epidemology, 17 Supplement 1:S295-300, 1999.
  • Page GP, King TM, Barnholtz JS, de Andrade M, Peterson LE, Amos CI. Genome scans for genetic predisposition to alcoholism by use of transmission disequilibrium test analyses. Genetic Epidemiology 17 Supplement 1:S277-281, 1999.
  • King TM, Barnholtz,, J, Page, GP. Familial analysis of event related potentials. Genetic Epidemiology, 17 Supplement 1:S199-204, 1999.
  • Dorsten LE, Hotchkiss L, King TM. Effect of Inbreeding on Early Childhood Mortality: Twelve Generations of an Amish Settlement. Demography, 36:263-271, 1999.

  • Chapters

  • Pollock, Raphael E. (ed) Soft Tissue Sarcomas, American Cancer Society Atlas of Clinical Oncology King, TM Chapter 1: Epidemiology, 1-10, BC Decker Inc, Hamilton, 2002.

 

Faculty Biography

Terri King
  • Terri King
    Assistant Professor
  • Department of Pediatrics
    Division of Medical Genetics
  • University of Texas-Houston Medical School
    6431 Fannin Street, MSB 3.144
    Houston, Texas 77030
  • phone: (713) 500-5760
    e-mail: Terri.M.King@ uth.tmc.edu
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