Leif Karlsson

Karolinska University Hospital — Sweden

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Sexual Differentiation and Disorders(27), Adrenal Hormones and Disorders(15), Birth, Development, and Health(12), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders(10), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors(8)

Publications50 total

The Genomic Medicine Center Karolinska 10-year report on genome sequencing for rare diseases and a strategy for stepwise clinical implementation
2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Clinical whole genome sequencing in pediatric epilepsy: Genetic and phenotypic spectrum of 733 individuals
Epilepsia·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Effect of controlled hypotensive hemorrhage on plasma sodium levels in anesthetized pigs: An exploratory study
Physiological Reports·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
An update on the long-term outcomes of prenatal dexamethasone treatment in congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Endocrine Connections·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
Brain activity during visuospatial working memory in congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Cortex·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Children and Adults Prenatally Exposed to Dexamethasone Treatment
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
First-Trimester prenatal dexamethasone treatment is associated with alterations in brain structure at adult age
Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology·2021· 3 cited
Perturbed beta-cell function and lipid profile after early prenatal dexamethasone exposure in individuals without CAH
Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology·2021
Adrenals
Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology·2021
Brain activity during working memory in congenital adrenal hyperplasia
59th ESPE Annual Meeting (ESPE 2021 Online)·2021
Altered gray matter structure and white matter microstructure in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Relevance for working memory performance
Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology·2020· 1 cited
Cognitive function of children and adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Importance of early diagnosis
Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology·2020
First Trimester DEX Treatment Is Not Associated with Altered Brain Activity During Working Memory Performance in Adults
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism·2020· 19 citedOpen Access
Update on the Swedish Newborn Screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
International Journal of Neonatal Screening·2020· 31 citedOpen Access
The Success of a Screening Program Is Largely Dependent on Close Collaboration between the Laboratory and the Clinical Follow-Up of the Patients
International Journal of Neonatal Screening·2020· 21 citedOpen Access
First-Trimester Prenatal Dexamethasone Treatment Is Associated With Alterations in Brain Structure at Adult Age
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism·2020· 34 citedOpen Access
Genome-wide investigation of DNA methylation in congenital adrenal hyperplasia
The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology·2020· 5 cited
Perturbed Beta-Cell Function and Lipid Profile After Early Prenatal Dexamethasone Exposure in Individuals Without CAH
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism·2020· 14 citedOpen Access
Good overall behavioural adjustment in children and adolescents with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Endocrine·2020· 13 citedOpen Access
Cognitive Function of Children and Adolescents With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Importance of Early Diagnosis
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism·2020· 51 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Svetlana Lajić(36), Anna Nordenström(21), Michela Barbaro(13), Valeria Messina(12), Tatja Hirvikoski(9), Lena Wallensteen(8), Ewoud Ewing(7), David Gómez-Cabrero(7), Nelly Padilla(7), Annelies van’t Westeinde(6), Malin Thomsen Sandberg(4), Marius Zimmermann(4), Anton Gezelius(3), Rolf Zetterström(3), Erik Iwarsson(3), Anna Wedell(3), Henrik Falhammar(2), Antonio Balsamo(2), Débora de Paula Michelatto(2), Ana Letícia Gori Lusa(2)