Wenche Sjursen

Wenche Sjursen is Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), specializing in medical genetics and hereditary cancer diagnostics.

Her research investigates genetic predisposition to cancer, focusing on mutation spectra in mismatch repair genes (PMS2, BRCA1) and variant classification systems. She develops molecular diagnostic protocols for hereditary cancer syndromes including Lynch syndrome.

Publications examine tumor microenvironment interactions and diagnostic marker validation. Recent work analyzes tumor-associated macrophages in meningiomas and evaluates merlin protein as a neurofibromatosis predictor.