Education

1973 PhD in Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
1973 MD in Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
1975 Docent in Biochemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland
1976 - 1978 Postdoc in Molecular Biology, John Hopkins, Baltimore, USA

Research field

diabetes, familial cancer, cancer genes

Selected publications

Rafnar T, Sulem P, Stacey SN, Geller F, Gudmundsson J, Sigurdsson A, Jakobsdottir M, Helgadottir H, Thorlacius S, Aben KK, Blöndal T, Thorgeirsson TE, Thorleifsson G, Kristjansson K, Thorisdottir K, Ragnarsson R, Sigurgeirsson B, Skuladottir H, Gudbjartsson T, Isaksson HJ, Einarsson GV, Benediktsdottir KR, Agnarsson BA, Olafsson K, Salvarsdottir A, Bjarnason H, Asgeirsdottir M, Kristinsson KT, Matthiasdottir S, Sveinsdottir SG, Polidoro S, Höiom V, Botella-Estrada R, Hemminki K, Rudnai P, Bishop DT, Campagna M, Kellen E, Zeegers MP, de Verdier P, Ferrer A, Isla D, Vidal MJ, Andres R, Saez B, Juberias P, Banzo J, Navarrete S, Tres A, Kan D, Lindblom A, Gurzau E, Koppova K, de Vegt F, Schalken JA, van der Heijden HF, Smit HJ, Termeer RA, Oosterwijk E, van Hooij O, Nagore E, Porru S, Steineck G, Hansson J, Buntinx F, Catalona WJ, Matullo G, Vineis P, Kiltie AE, Mayordomo JI, Kumar R, Kiemeney LA, Frigge ML, Jonsson T, Saemundsson H, Barkardottir RB, Jonsson E, Jonsson S, Olafsson JH, Gulcher JR, Masson G, Gudbjartsson DF, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K. Sequence variants at the TERT-CLPTM1L locus associate with many cancer types. Nat Genet 2009;41:221-7.

Hemminki K, Tretli S, Sundquist J, Johannesen TB, Granström C. Familial risks in nervous system tumours: histology-specific analysis from Sweden and Norway. Lancet Oncol 2009;10:481-88.

Shete S, Hosking FJ, Robertson LB, Dobbins SE, Sanson M, Malmer B, Simon M, Marie Y, Boisselier B, Delattre JY, Hoang-Xuan K, El Hallani S, Idbaih A, Zelenika D, Andersson U, Henriksson R, Bergenheim AT, Feychting M, Lönn S, Ahlbom A, Schramm J, Linnebank M, Hemminki K, Kumar R, Hepworth SJ, Price A, Armstrong G, Liu Y, Gu X, Yu R, Lau C, Schoemaker M, Muir K, Swerdlow A, Lathrop M, Bondy M, Houlston RS. Genome-wide association study identifies five susceptibility loci for glioma. Nat Genet 2009;41:899-904.

Stacey SN, Sulem P, Masson G, Gudjonsson SA, Thorleifsson G, Jakobsdottir M, Sigurdsson A, Gudbjartsson DF, Sigurgeirsson B, Benediktsdottir KR, Thorisdottir K, Ragnarsson R, Scherer D, Hemminki K, Rudnai P, Gurzau E, Koppova K, Botella-Estrada R, Soriano V, Juberias P, Saez B, Gilaberte Y, Fuentelsaz V, Corredera C, Grasa M, Höiom V, Lindblom A, Bonenkamp JJ, van Rossum MM, Aben KK, de Vries E, Santinami M, Di Mauro MG, Maurichi A, Wendt J, Hochleitner P, Pehamberger H, Gudmundsson J, Magnusdottir DN, Gretarsdottir S, Holm H, Steinthorsdottir V, Frigge ML, Blondal T, Saemundsdottir J, Bjarnason H, Kristjansson K, Bjornsdottir G, Okamoto I, Rivoltini L, Rodolfo M, Kiemeney LA, Hansson J, Nagore E, Mayordomo JI, Kumar R, Karagas MR, Nelson HH, Gulcher JR, Rafnar T, Thorsteinsdottir U, Olafsson JH, Kong A, Stefansson K. New common variants affecting susceptibility to basal cell carcinoma. Nat Genet 2009;41:909-14.

Prasad R, Hosking FJ, Vijaykrishnan J, Papaemmanuil E, Koehler R, Greaves R, Sheridan E, Gast A, Kinsey SE, Loghtfoot T, Roman E, Taylor M, Pritchard-Jones K, Stanulla M, Schrappe M, Bartram CR, Houlston RS, Kumar R, Hemminki K. Verification of the susceptibility loci on 7p12.2, 10q21.2 and 14q11.2 in childhood precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood 2010;115:1765-7.

Sherborne AL, Hosking FJ, Prasad RB, Kumar R, Koehler R, Vijayakrishnan J, Papaemmanuil E, Bartram CR, Stanulla M, Schrappe M, Gast A, Dobbins SE, Ma Y, Sheridan E, Taylor M, Kinsey SE, Lightfoot T, Roman E, Irving JA, Allan JM, Moorman AV, Harrison CJ, Tomlinson IP, Richards S, Zimmermann M, Szalai C, Semsei AF, Erdelyi DJ, Krajinovic M, Sinnett D, Healy J, Neira AG, Kawamata N, Ogawa S, Koeffler HP, Hemminki K, Greaves M, Houlston RS. Variation at 9p21.3 (CDKN2A) influences childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk. Nature Genet 2010;42:492-4

Enciso-Mora V, Broderick P, Ma Y, Jarrett RF, Hjalgrim H, Hemminki K, van den Berg A, Olver B, Lloyd A, Lightfoot A, van Leeuwen FE, Försti A, Diepstra A, Broeks A, Vijayakrishnan V, Shield L, Lake A, Montgomery D, Roman E, Engert A, von Strandmann EP, Reiners K, Nolte I, Smedby KE, Adami HO, Russell NS, Glimelius B, Hamilton-Dutoit S, de Bruin M, Ryder LP, Molin D, Meden Sorensen K, Chang ET, Taylor M, Cooke R, Hofstra R, Westers H, van Wezel T, van Eijk R, Ashworth A, Rostgaard K, Melbye M, Swerdlow AJ, Houlston RS. A genome-wide association study of Hodgkin Lymphoma identifies new susceptibility loci at 2p16.1 (REL), 8q24.21, and 10p14 (GATA3). Nature Genet 2010; 42:1126-30.

Hemminki K, Ji J , Sundquist J, Shu X. Familial risks in cancer of unknown primary: tracking the primary sites. J Clin Oncol2011;29:435-40

Hemminki K, Sundquist J, Brandt A. Familial mortality and familial incidence in cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011;29:712-8