Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Medical Genetics - Research

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.


(P.I. H. Northrup) 1/1/09-12/31/09

Characterizing the role of the transcription factor gene Grainyhead-like 3 in formation of spina bifida meningomyelocele (SBMM)

Shriners Hospitals for Children

The major goals of this project are to study the biologic functions of the proteins encoded from the sequence variants of Grainyhead-Like 3 gene in related to those of the wildtype protein.

 

Northrup (PI) 03/16/07 - 03/15/08

Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance

TSC Clinic Development Award

The major goal of this project is to provide supplemental support for expenditures related to the clinical care of individuals with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.

2PO1 HD35946-06A2, Northrup (PI) 2/01/05 - 1/31/10

NIH/NICHD

Spina Bifida: Cognitive and Neurobiological Variability (Project 1)

The major goals of this project are to identify and enroll the study population, to test candidate genes for genetic association and initiate a genome wide search for genetic associations.