Monica Cheng Munthe-Kaas

  • Pediatric oncologist, Dept. of Pediatrics, Oslo Universitetssykehus, Oslo; MD, PhD
  • 23 07 45 60

Oslo Universitetssykehus

 

Publications 2025

Oakley LL, Kristjansson D, Munthe-Kaas MC, Nguyen HT, Lee Y, Hanevik HI, Romundstad LB, Lyle R, Håberg SE (2025)
Sex differences in childhood cancer risk following ART conception: a registry-based study
40 (2), 382-390
DOI 10.1093/humrep/deae285, PubMed 39724532

Pfaff E, Schramm K, Blattner-Johnson M, Jones BC, Stark S, Balasubramanian GP, Previti C, Autry RJ, Fiesel P, Sahm F, Reuss D, von Deimling A, van Tilburg CM, Pajtler KW, Milde T, Dirksen U, Kramm CM, von Bueren AO, Hutter C, de Wilde B, Molenaar J, Gerber NU, Lohi O, Munthe-Kaas MC, Georgantzi K et al. (2025)
Molecular characterization and clinical features of diffuse midline glioma in the pediatric precision oncology registry INFORM
150 (1), 42
DOI 10.1007/s00401-025-02945-9, PubMed 41076459

Aartun OSS, Hustveit KH, Munthe-Kaas MC, Gjerstad AC, Bjerre A, Østensen AB, Möller T (2025)
Incidence and Management of Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder After Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation: The Norwegian Experience
29 (2), e70040
DOI 10.1111/petr.70040, PubMed 39900461

Publications 2024

Pfaff E, Schramm K, Blattner-Johnson M, Jones BC, Stark S, Balasubramanian GP, Previti C, Autry RJ, Fiesel P, Sahm F, Reuss D, von Deimling A, van Tilburg CM, Pajtler KW, Milde T, Dirksen U, Kramm CM, von Bueren AO, Munthe-Kaas MC, Øra I, Pfister SM, Witt O, Jones DTW (2024)
Pediatric spinal high-grade glioma in the pediatric precision oncology registry INFORM: Identification of potential therapeutic targets
7 (1), vdae185
DOI 10.1093/noajnl/vdae185, PubMed 39896072

Publications 2023

Choudhary P, Monasso GS, Karhunen V, Ronkainen J, Mancano G, Howe CG, Niu Z, Zeng X, Guan W, Dou J, Feinberg JI, Mordaunt C, Pesce G, Baïz N, Alfano R, Martens DS, Wang C, Isaevska E, Keikkala E, Mustaniemi S, Thio CHL, Fraszczyk E, Tobi EW, Starling AP, Cosin-Tomas M et al. (2023)
Maternal educational attainment in pregnancy and epigenome-wide DNA methylation changes in the offspring from birth until adolescence
29 (2), 348-358
DOI 10.1038/s41380-023-02331-5, PubMed 38052982

Publications 2022

Arad-Cohen N, Zeller B, Abrahamsson J, Fernandez Navarro JM, Cheuk D, Palmu S, Costa V, De Moerloose B, Hasle H, Jahnukainen K, Pronk CJ, Gísli Jónsson Ó, Kovalova Z, Lausen B, Munthe-Kaas M, Noren-Nyström U, Palle J, Pasauliene R, Saks K, Kaspers GJ (2022)
Supportive care in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia:Expert-based recommendations of the NOPHO-DB-SHIP consortium
22 (11), 1183-1196
DOI 10.1080/14737140.2022.2131544, PubMed 36191604

Helland Å, Russnes HG, Fagereng GL, Al-Shibli K, Andersson Y, Berg T, Bjørge L, Blix E, Bjerkehagen B, Brabrand S, Cameron MG, Dalhaug A, Dietzel D, Dønnem T, Enerly E, Flobak Å, Fluge S, Gilje B, Gjertsen BT, Grønberg BH, Grønås K, Guren T, Hamre H, Haug Å, Heinrich D et al. (2022)
Improving public cancer care by implementing precision medicine in Norway: IMPRESS-Norway
20 (1), 225
DOI 10.1186/s12967-022-03432-5, PubMed 35568909

Helland Å, Russnes HG, Fagereng GL, Al-Shibli K, Andersson Y, Berg T, Bjørge L, Blix E, Bjerkehagen B, Brabrand S, Cameron MG, Dalhaug A, Dietzel D, Dønnem T, Enerly E, Flobak Å, Fluge S, Gilje B, Gjertsen BT, Grønberg BH, Grønås K, Guren T, Hamre H, Haug Å, Heinrich D et al. (2022)
Correction to: Improving public cancer care by implementing precision medicine in Norway: IMPRESS-Norway
20 (1), 317
DOI 10.1186/s12967-022-03518-0, PubMed 35841045

Solomon O, Huen K, Yousefi P, Küpers LK, González JR, Suderman M, Reese SE, Page CM, Gruzieva O, Rzehak P, Gao L, Bakulski KM, Novoloaca A, Allard C, Pappa I, Llambrich M, Vives M, Jima DD, Kvist T, Baccarelli A, White C, Rezwan FI, Sharp GC, Tindula G, Bergström A et al. (2022)
Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies in newborns and children show widespread sex differences in blood DNA methylation
789, 108415
DOI 10.1016/j.mrrev.2022.108415, PubMed 35690418

Stratmann S, Vesterlund M, Umer HM, Eshtad S, Skaftason A, Herlin MK, Sundström C, Eriksson A, Höglund M, Palle J, Abrahamsson J, Jahnukainen K, Munthe-Kaas MC, Zeller B, Tamm KP, Lindskog C, Cavelier L, Lehtiö J, Holmfeldt L (2022)
Proteogenomic analysis of acute myeloid leukemia associates relapsed disease with reprogrammed energy metabolism both in adults and children
37 (3), 550-559
DOI 10.1038/s41375-022-01796-7, PubMed 36572751

Stratmann S, Yones SA, Garbulowski M, Sun J, Skaftason A, Mayrhofer M, Norgren N, Herlin MK, Sundström C, Eriksson A, Höglund M, Palle J, Abrahamsson J, Jahnukainen K, Munthe-Kaas MC, Zeller B, Tamm KP, Cavelier L, Komorowski J, Holmfeldt L (2022)
Transcriptomic analysis reveals proinflammatory signatures associated with acute myeloid leukemia progression
6 (1), 152-164
DOI 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004962, PubMed 34619772

Publications 2021

Hermansen JU, Wojcik DM, Robinson N, Pahnke J, Haugland HK, Jamtøy AH, Flaegstad T, Halvorsen H, Lund B, Baumbusch LO, Munthe-Kaas MC (2021)
The Norwegian childhood cancer biobank
5 (8), e1555
DOI 10.1002/cnr2.1555, PubMed 34541832

Munthe-Kaas MC, Forthun RB, Brendehaug A, Eek AK, Høysæter T, Osnes LTN, Prescott T, Spetalen S, Hovland R (2021)
Partial Response to Sorafenib in a Child With a Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasm, Eosinophilia, and a ZMYM2-FLT3 Fusion
43 (4), e508-e511
DOI 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001890, PubMed 32852395

Panagopoulos I, Andersen K, Eilert-Olsen M, Rognlien AG, Munthe-Kaas MC, Micci F, Heim S (2021)
Rare KMT2A-ELL and Novel ZNF56-KMT2A Fusion Genes in Pediatric T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
18 (2), 121-131
DOI 10.21873/cgp.20247, PubMed 33608309

Panagopoulos I, Andersen K, Eilert-Olsen M, Zeller B, Munthe-Kaas MC, Buechner J, Osnes LTN, Micci F, Heim S (2021)
Therapy-induced Deletion in 11q23 Leading to Fusion of KMT2A With ARHGEF12 and Development of B Lineage Acute Lymphoplastic Leukemia in a Child Treated for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Caused by t(9;11)(p21;q23)/KMT2A-MLLT3
18 (1), 67-81
DOI 10.21873/cgp.20242, PubMed 33419897

Stratmann S, Yones SA, Mayrhofer M, Norgren N, Skaftason A, Sun JT, Smolinska K, Komorowski J, Herlin MK, Sundstrom C, Eriksson A, Hoglund M, Palle J, Abrahamsson J, Jahnukainen K, Munthe-Kaas MC, Zeller B, Tamm KP, Cavelier L, Holmfeldt L (2021)
Genomic characterization of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia reveals novel putative therapeutic targets
Blood Adv., 5 (3), 900-912
DOI 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003709

Publications 2020

Merid SK, Novoloaca A, Sharp GC, Küpers LK, Kho AT, Roy R, Gao L, Annesi-Maesano I, Jain P, Plusquin M, Kogevinas M, Allard C, Vehmeijer FO, Kazmi N, Salas LA, Rezwan FI, Zhang H, Sebert S, Czamara D, Rifas-Shiman SL, Melton PE, Lawlor DA, Pershagen G, Breton CV, Huen K et al. (2020)
Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of blood DNA methylation in newborns and children identifies numerous loci related to gestational age
12 (1), 25
DOI 10.1186/s13073-020-0716-9, PubMed 32114984

Publications 2019

Küpers LK, Monnereau C, Sharp GC, Yousefi P, Salas LA, Ghantous A, Page CM, Reese SE, Wilcox AJ, Czamara D, Starling AP, Novoloaca A, Lent S, Roy R, Hoyo C, Breton CV, Allard C, Just AC, Bakulski KM, Holloway JW, Everson TM, Xu CJ, Huang RC, van der Plaat DA, Wielscher M et al. (2019)
Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies in neonates reveals widespread differential DNA methylation associated with birthweight
10 (1), 1893
DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-09671-3, PubMed 31015461

Sikdar S, Joehanes R, Joubert BR, Xu CJ, Vives-Usano M, Rezwan FI, Felix JF, Ward JM, Guan W, Richmond RC, Brody JA, Küpers LK, Baïz N, Håberg SE, Smith JA, Reese SE, Aslibekyan S, Hoyo C, Dhingra R, Markunas CA, Xu T, Reynolds LM, Just AC, Mandaviya PR, Ghantous A et al. (2019)
Comparison of smoking-related DNA methylation between newborns from prenatal exposure and adults from personal smoking
11 (13), 1487-1500
DOI 10.2217/epi-2019-0066, PubMed 31536415

Publications 2018

Hjorthaug HS, Gervin K, Mowinckel P, Munthe-Kaas MC (2018)
Exploring the influence from whole blood DNA extraction methods on Infinium 450K DNA methylation
13 (12), e0208699
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0208699, PubMed 30540848

Publications 2017

Sharp GC, Salas LA, Monnereau C, Allard C, Yousefi P, Everson TM, Bohlin J, Xu ZL, Huang RC, Reese SE, Xu CJ, Baiz N, Hoyo C, Agha G, Roy R, Holloway JW, Ghantous A, Merid SK, Bakulski KM, Kupers LK, Zhang HM, Richmond RC, Page CM, Duijts L, Lie RT et al. (2017)
Maternal BMI at the start of pregnancy and offspring epigenome-wide DNA methylation: findings from the pregnancy and childhood epigenetics (PACE) consortium
Hum. Mol. Genet., 26 (20), 4067-4085
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddx290

Publications 2016

Gervin K, Andreassen BK, Hjorthaug HS, Carlsen KCL, Carlsen KH, Undlien DE, Lyle R, Munthe-Kaas MC (2016)
Intra-individual changes in DNA methylation not mediated by cell-type composition are correlated with aging during childhood
8, 110
DOI 10.1186/s13148-016-0277-3, PubMed 27785156

Joubert BR, Felix JF, Yousefi P, Bakulski KM, Just AC, Breton C, Reese SE, Markunas CA, Richmond RC, Xu CJ, Küpers LK, Oh SS, Hoyo C, Gruzieva O, Söderhäll C, Salas LA, Baïz N, Zhang H, Lepeule J, Ruiz C, Ligthart S, Wang T, Taylor JA, Duijts L, Sharp GC et al. (2016)
DNA Methylation in Newborns and Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy: Genome-wide Consortium Meta-analysis
98 (4), 680-96
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.02.019, PubMed 27040690

Publications 2015

Munthe-Kaas MC, Tierens A, Bechensteen AG, Zeller B (2015)
Myeloid leukemia of Down syndrome: relation to parvovirus B19 infection and wilms tumor gene (WT1) expression
37 (1), e67-8
DOI 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000093, PubMed 24390447

Publications 2013

Torjussen TM, Munthe-Kaas MC, Mowinckel P, Carlsen KH, Undlien DE, Lødrup Carlsen KC (2013)
Childhood lung function and the association with β2-adrenergic receptor haplotypes
102 (7), 727-31
DOI 10.1111/apa.12221, PubMed 23463918

Publications 2012

Munthe-Kaas MC, Bertelsen RJ, Torjussen TM, Hjorthaug HS, Undlien DE, Lyle R, Gervin K, Granum B, Mowinckel P, Carlsen KH, Carlsen KC (2012)
Pet keeping and tobacco exposure influence CD14 methylation in childhood
23 (8), 747-54
DOI 10.1111/pai.12021, PubMed 23194293

Publications 2011

Torjussen TM, Lødrup Carlsen KC, Munthe-Kaas MC, Mowinckel P, Carlsen KH, Helms PJ, Gerritsen J, Whyte MK, Lenney W, Undlien DE, Shianna KV, Zhu G, Pillai SG (2011)
Alpha-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and tobacco smoke exposure: effects on bronchial hyperresponsiveness in children
23 (1), 40-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01222.x, PubMed 22017462

Publications 2010

Lødrup Carlsen KC, Söderström L, Mowinckel P, Håland G, Pettersen M, Munthe Kaas MC, Devulapalli CS, Buchmann M, Ahlstedt S, Carlsen KH (2010)
Asthma prediction in school children; the value of combined IgE-antibodies and obstructive airways disease severity score
65 (9), 1134-40
DOI 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02344.x, PubMed 20219060

Munthe-Kaas MC, Torjussen TM, Gervin K, Lødrup Carlsen KC, Carlsen KH, Granum B, Hjorthaug HS, Undlien D, Lyle R (2010)
CD14 polymorphisms and serum CD14 levels through childhood: a role for gene methylation?
125 (6), 1361-8
DOI 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.02.010, PubMed 20398919

Sachs-Olsen C, Lødrup Carlsen KC, Mowinckel P, Håland G, Devulapalli CS, Munthe-Kaas MC, Carlsen KH (2010)
Diagnostic value of exhaled nitric oxide in childhood asthma and allergy
21 (1 Pt 2), e213-21
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2009.00965.x, PubMed 21083852

Publications 2009

Bertelsen RJ, Carlsen KC, Granum B, Carlsen KH, Håland G, Devulapalli CS, Munthe-Kaas MC, Mowinckel P, Løvik M (2009)
Do allergic families avoid keeping furry pets?
20 (3), 187-95
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2009.00640.x, PubMed 20158528

Bjørnvold M, Munthe-Kaas MC, Egeland T, Joner G, Dahl-Jørgensen K, Njølstad PR, Akselsen HE, Gervin K, Carlsen KC, Carlsen KH, Undlien DE (2009)
A TLR2 polymorphism is associated with type 1 diabetes and allergic asthma
10 (2), 181-7
DOI 10.1038/gene.2008.100, PubMed 19148143

Håland G, Lødrup Carlsen KC, Mowinckel P, Munthe-Kaas MC, Devulapalli CS, Berntsen S, Carlsen KH (2009)
Lung function at 10 yr is not impaired by early childhood lower respiratory tract infections
20 (3), 254-60
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00781.x, PubMed 19302174

Lang A, Carlsen KH, Haaland G, Devulapalli CS, Munthe-Kaas M, Mowinckel P, Carlsen K (2009)
Severe asthma in childhood: assessed in 10 year olds in a birth cohort study (vol 64, pg 1054, 2008)
Allergy, 64 (5), 822
DOI 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02070.x

Lødrup Carlsen KC, Devulapalli CS, Mowinckel P, Håland G, Munthe-Kaas MC, Carlsen KH (2009)
Lung function at 10 yrs is not improved by early corticosteroid treatment in asthmatic children
21 (5), 814-22
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2009.00973.x, PubMed 19912549

Publications 2008

Devulapalli CS, Carlsen KCL, Haland G, Munthe-Kaas MC, Pettersen M, Mowinckel P, Carlsen KH (2008)
Predicting risk of asthma in wheezing infants - Reply
Thorax, 63 (9), 842-843

Lang A, Carlsen KH, Haaland G, Devulapalli CS, Munthe-Kaas M, Mowinckel P, Carlsen K (2008)
Severe asthma in childhood: assessed in 10 year olds in a birth cohort study
63 (8), 1054-60
DOI 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01672.x, PubMed 18691307

Publications 2007

Devulapalli CS, Carlsen KC, Håland G, Munthe-Kaas MC, Pettersen M, Mowinckel P, Carlsen KH (2007)
Severity of obstructive airways disease by age 2 years predicts asthma at 10 years of age
63 (1), 8-13
DOI 10.1136/thx.2006.060616, PubMed 17615086

Devulapalli CS, Lødrup Carlsen KC, Håland G, Munthe-Kaas MC, Pettersen M, Mowinckel P, Carlsen KH (2007)
No evidence that early use of inhaled corticosteroids reduces current asthma at 10 years of age
101 (8), 1625-32
DOI 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.03.011, PubMed 17513101

Munthe-Kaas MC (2007)
Asthma and allergy in childhood: genetics of the inflammatory reaction
In Series of dissertations submitted to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Unipub, Oslo, no. 565, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 080034896, ISBN 978-82-8072-899-9

Munthe-Kaas MC, Carlsen KH, Håland G, Devulapalli CS, Gervin K, Egeland T, Carlsen KL, Undlien D (2007)
T cell-specific T-box transcription factor haplotype is associated with allergic asthma in children
121 (1), 51-6
DOI 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.07.068, PubMed 17949803

Munthe-Kaas MC, Carlsen KL, Carlsen KH, Egeland T, Håland G, Devulapalli CS, Akselsen H, Undlien D (2007)
HLA Dr-Dq haplotypes and the TNFA-308 polymorphism: associations with asthma and allergy
62 (9), 991-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01377.x, PubMed 17686102

Munthe-Kaas MC, Gerritsen J, Carlsen KH, Undlien D, Egeland T, Skinningsrud B, Tørres T, Carlsen KL (2007)
Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) polymorphisms and association with asthma, s-ECP levels and related phenotypes
62 (4), 429-36
DOI 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01327.x, PubMed 17362255

Publications 2006

Håland G, Carlsen KC, Sandvik L, Devulapalli CS, Munthe-Kaas MC, Pettersen M, Carlsen KH, ORAACLE (2006)
Reduced lung function at birth and the risk of asthma at 10 years of age
355 (16), 1682-9
DOI 10.1056/NEJMoa052885, PubMed 17050892

Lødrup Carlsen KC, Håland G, Devulapalli CS, Munthe-Kaas M, Pettersen M, Granum B, Løvik M, Carlsen KH (2006)
Asthma in every fifth child in Oslo, Norway: a 10-year follow up of a birth cohort study
61 (4), 454-60
DOI 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00938.x, PubMed 16512808

Munthe-Kaas MC, Lødrup Carlsen KC, Carlsen KH, Skinningsrud B, Håland G, Devulapalli CS, Pettersen M, Eiklid K (2006)
CFTR gene mutations and asthma in the Norwegian Environment and Childhood Asthma study
100 (12), 2121-8
DOI 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.03.026, PubMed 16678395

Publications 2004

Munthe-Kaas MC, Carlsen KH, Helms PJ, Gerritsen J, Whyte M, Feijen M, Skinningsrud B, Main M, Kwong GN, Lie BA, Lødrup Carlsen KC, Undlien DE (2004)
CTLA-4 polymorphisms in allergy and asthma and the TH1/ TH2 paradigm
114 (2), 280-7
DOI 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.03.050, PubMed 15316504