Emma Vidette Tham
About me
I am Adjunct Professor at MMK, KI, team leader of the "Multi-omics analyses in cancer" team which is part of the Clinical Genetics group.
I am also a Senior Consultant in Clinical Genetics at Karolinska University Hospital . At the clinic, I meet patients with hereditary cancer provide geentic counselling and at our clinical laboratory, I analyse constitutional variants in whole genome sequencing as well as somatic genetic alterations in haematological and CNS malignancies.
Research
*Research projects:*
(1) Multi-omics analyses of liquid biopsies as a minimally invasive biopsy for diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring in adults and children with cancer
and other conditions. (Multi-Liq study)
(2) Hereditary Cancer: Multi-omics analyses for improvement of diagnostics of hereditary cancer as well as characterisation of clinical phenotype and evaluation of surveillance in rare hereditary cancer syndromes (Cancer Predisposition study)
Teaching
Teacher for medical, biomedical and Ph.D. students at KI
Previous Director of Studies for residents in Clinical Genetics at Karolinska University Hospital
Articles
- Article: BREAST. 2026;86:104717Tettamanti G; Pedersen A; Feychting M; Tesi B; Ejerskov C; Doherty MA; Tham E; Nordenvall AS; Kenborg L; Nordgren A
- Article: GENOME MEDICINE. 2026;18(1):30Lindstrand A; Lagerstedt-Robinson K; Jemt A; Kvarnung M; Ygberg S; Vonlanthen S; Oscarson M; Nilsson D; Lesko N; Mantero AS; Anderlid B-M; Arnell H; Arthur C; Bajalica-Lagercrantz S; Barbaro M; Bergman P; Bjorck E; Picard OB; Bruhn H; Carlsten J; Correia SP; De Geer K; Delgado Vega AM; Ehn E; Eisfeldt J; Ek M; Elvers I; Engvall M; Freyer C; Frisk S; Graff C; Grigelioniene G; Gustafsson P; Hammarsjo A; Helgadottir HT; Hellstrom Pigg M; Henry OJ; Hagglund M; Iwarsson E; Janvid V; Soller MJ; Sundin L; Kuchinskaya E; Kampe A; Leinfelt A; Lieden A; Lindelof H; Lyander A; Malmgren H; Mannila M; Marits P; Naess K; Neethiraj R; Nyren K; Pappas C; Paucar M; Pekkola Pacheco N; Pena Perez L; Pettersson M; Pruisscher P; Rasi C; Renevey A; Rossner S; Sahlin E; Stenund E; Stodberg T; Sundin M; Svard K; Tesi B; Tham E; Thonberg H; Tohonen V; Ueberschar M; Wallander K; Westenius E; Winberg J; Winblad N; Wincent J; Winerdal M; Wredenberg A; Zetterlund A; Zetterstrom RH; Ofverholm I; Nordgren A; Stranneheim H; Wirta V; Wedell A
- Article: NPJ PRECISION ONCOLOGY. 2026;10(1):113Arthur C; Georgantzi K; de Stahl TD; Guan J; Oder B; Jylha C; Illies C; Sandgren J; Svoboda J; Eisfeldt J; Barbany G; Rosenquist R; Sandvik U; Hagerstrand D; Hallberg B; Palmer R; Tham E
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):44236Zupancic M; Birgersson M; Kostopoulou ON; Marklund L; Bark R; Friesland S; Jylha C; Tham E; Nasman A; Sivars L; Dalianis T
- Article: MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS & THERAPY. 2025;29(6):827-838Hellman K; Zupancic M; Jylha C; Tham E; Sivars L
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):35033Zhang AS; Omran M; Arthur C; Malmgren H; Barbosa-Matos R; Seixas S; Oliveira C; Tham E; Bajalica-Lagercrantz S
- Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2025;118:105830Ramachandran D; Wang X; Laisk T; Zheng Y; Ingold N; Canson DM; Kho PF; Naumann BJ; Chapman CJ; Bousset K; Krause AV; Schurmann P; Wieland B; Hanel P; Hulse F; Hafner N; Runnebaum I; Dubrowinskaja N; Turmanov N; Yugay T; Yessimsiitova ZB; Amant F; Annibali D; Beckmann MW; Bodelon C; Buchanan DD; Chen C; Clarke MA; Cook LS; De Vivo I; De Wispelaere W; Du M; Easton DF; Emons J; Fasching PA; Friedenreich CM; Gallagher G; Giles GG; Goode EL; Harris HR; Hunter DJ; Kolin DL; Kraft P; Lacey JV; Lambrechts D; Lu L; Mutter GL; Naduparambil J; O'Connell K; Patel AV; Pharoah PDP; Rebbeck TR; Ricceri F; Risch HA; Ruebner M; Sacerdote C; Scott RJ; Setiawan VW; Shu X-O; Southey MC; Tham E; Tomlinson I; Turman C; Wentzensen N; Xu W; Yu H; Zheng W; Spurdle AB; Yarden Y; Magi R; Hillemanns P; Glubb DM; Doerk T; O'Mara TA
- Article: FRONTIERS IN GENETICS. 2025;16:1580879Malmgren H; Kvarnung M; Gustafsson P; Anderlid B-M; Arthur C; Carlsten J; De Geer K; Ehn E; Grigelioniene G; Hammarsjo A; Helgadottir HT; Hellstrom-Pigg M; Iwarsson E; Kuchinskaya E; Lindelof H; Mannila M; Nilsson D; Pettersson M; Rudd E; Sahlin E; Tesi B; Tham E; Thonberg H; Westenius E; Winberg J; Winerdal M; Nordenskjold M; Johansson-Soller M; Wirta V; Nordgren A; Lindstrand A; Lagerstedt-Robinson K
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2025;26(12):5461Barnekow E; Liu W; Franko MA; von Wachenfeldt A; Wendt C; Tham E; Mints M; O'Mara TA; Hall P; Margolin S; Lindblom A
- Article: BJC REPORTS. 2025;3(1):42Hendricks LAJ; Verbeek KCJ; Schuurs-Hoeijmakers JHM; de Putter R; Brems H; Van Daele SH; Anastasiadou VC; Foretova L; Benusiglio PR; Gerasimenko A; Colas C; Villy M-C; Houdayer C; Branchaud M; Huneburg R; Aretz S; Jahn A; Steinke-Lange V; Innella G; Turchetti D; Barili V; Genuardi M; Panfili A; Baldassarri M; Irmejs A; de Jong MM; Links TP; Leter EM; Bosch DGM; Donze SH; van der Post RS; Mensenkamp AR; Westdorp H; Hoberg-Vetti H; Tveit Haavind M; Jorgensen K; Maehle L; Briskemyr S; Garcia JD; Blatnik A; Balmana J; Torres M; Brunet J; Lleuger-Pujol R; Tham E; Tischkowitz M; Evans DG; Hyder Z; Hoogerbrugge N; Vos JR
- Article: BJU INTERNATIONAL. 2025;135(5):792-801Axelsson TA; Syden F; Eisfeldt J; Eriksson Y; Lundberg GG; Jaremko G; Gyllensten OC; Tham E; Brehmer M
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2025;33(4):513-522Omran M; Liu Y; Sun Zhang A; Poluha A; Stenmark-Askmalm M; Persson F; Hallbeck A-L; Rosen A; Helgadottir HT; Tham E; Bajalica-Lagercrantz S
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2025;20(3):e0316086Barnekow E; Liu W; Andersson E; Wang X; Helgadottir HT; Thutkawkorapin J; Barilla S; Vermani L; Mints M; Tham E; Fasching PA; Lambrechts D; Amant F; Spurdle AB; Hall P; O'Mara TA; Margolin S; Lindblom A
- Article: HUMAN GENETICS. 2024;143(12):1481-1498Stylianou CE; Wiggins GAR; Lau VL; Dennis J; Shelling AN; Wilson M; Sykes P; Amant F; Annibali D; De Wispelaere W; Easton DF; Fasching PA; Glubb DM; Goode EL; Lambrechts D; Pharoah PDP; Scott RJ; Tham E; Tomlinson I; Bolla MK; Couch FJ; Czene K; Doerk T; Dunning AM; Fletcher O; Garcia-Closas M; Hoppe R; Jernstrom H; Kaaks R; Michailidou K; Obi N; Southey MC; Stone J; Wang Q; Spurdle AB; O'Mara TA; Pearson J; Walker LC
- Article: ENDOCRINE-RELATED CANCER. 2024;31(9):e230061Svahn F; Hose KS; Stenman A; Liu Y; Calissendorff J; Tham E; Vegvari A; Zubarev RA; Wang N; Korah R; Carling T; Zedenius J; Branstrom R; Juhlin CC; Larsson C
- Article: HEREDITARY CANCER IN CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2024;22(1):14Andersson E; Keranen A; Lagerstedt-Robinson K; Ghazi S; Lindblom A; Tham E; Mints M
- Journal article: BJS-BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2024;111:znae175.055Pappas C; Olauson H; Haglund F; Lindberg J; Beergrehn C; Tham E; Sjovall A
- Article: CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH. 2024;30(13):2764-2771Sivars L; Jylha C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjold M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Journal article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2024;26:0Simon N; Maass KK; Pokorna P; Stepien N; Rettenmeier J; Saijonmaa O; Fischer TT; Senfter D; Madlener S; Giraud G; Tham E; Scarpini CG; Murray MJ; Hulleman E; Clifford SC; Pfister SM; Pajtler KW; Gojo J
- Article: LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-EUROPE. 2024;39:100881Tesi B; Robinson KL; Abel F; Stahl TDD; Orrsjoe S; Poluha A; Hellberg M; Wessman S; Samuelsson S; Frisk T; Vogt H; Henning K; Sabel M; Ek T; Pal N; Nyman P; Giraud G; Wille J; Pronk CJ; Noren-Nystroem U; Borssen M; Fili M; Stalhammar G; Herold N; Tettamanti G; Maya-Gonzalez C; Arvidsson L; Rosen A; Ekholm K; Kuchinskaya E; Hallbeck A-L; Nordling M; Palmebaeck P; Kogner P; Smoler GK; Laehteenmaeki P; Fransso S; Martinsson T; Shamik A; Mertens F; Rosenquist R; Wirta V; Tham E; Grillner P; Sandgren J; Ljungman G; Gisselsson D; Taylan F; Nordgren A
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All other publications
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2026Sivars L; Jylhä C; Crona Guterstam Y; Zupancic M; Lindqvist B; Nordenskjöld M; Tham E; Hellman K
- Study protocol: BMJ OPEN. 2025;15(11):e100082Backman A-S; Frank A; Lindberg LJ; Ljungman D; Silander G; Gustafsson RJ; Bozso T; Schmidt PT; Ingre M; Mittlbock M; Lowbeer C; Marsal J; Lindblom A; Tham E; Therkildsen C; Gasche C
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2025;33:5-6Taylan F; Poluha A; Staffas A; Orrsjo S; Hellberg M; Abel F; Bondeson ML; Ivarsson S; Klar J; Abrahamsson J; Stralin KB; Pronk CJ; Harila A; Vogt H; Noren-Nystrom U; Ekholm K; Golovleva I; Maya-Gonzalez C; Rosenquist R; Wirta V; Tham E; Grillner P; Ljungman G; Gisselsson D; Barbany G; Palle J; Kuchinskaya E; Lagerstedt-Robinson K; Tesi B; Nordgren A
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2025;33:514Zhang AS; Omran M; Arthur C; Malmgren H; Barbosa-Matos R; Seixas S; Oliveira C; Tham E; Lagercrantz SB
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2025;33:37Kasper E; de Putter R; Lagercrantz S; Jorgensen M; Steinke-Lange V; Baert-Desurmont S; Bubien V; Anna B; Claes K; Le Choismier MC; Denizeau P; Destree A; Feret D; Guerrini-Rousseau L; Hellemans S; Ingster O; Julia S; Kuchinskaya E; Lautrup CK; Lederer D; Lejeune S; Tham E; Thery J-C; Van Overeem T; Wadt K; Houdayer C; Lagercrantz SB
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2024;32:1282Pappas C; Olauson H; Haglund F; Lindberg J; Beergrehn C; Tham E; Sjovall A
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Grants
- Barncancerfonden1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024
- Barncancerfonden1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
Employments
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-2030
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-2029
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
- European Certificate in Medical Genetics and Genomics, Medical Genetics and Genomics, Section of Medical Genetics, European Union of Medical Specialists, 2021
- Consultant, Clinical Genetics, Karolinska University Hospital, 2014
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
- University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1999