Steffan Loff
Heidelberg University
50 Papers
336 Citations
Steffan Loff is an academic researcher from Heidelberg University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Germline mutation. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 39 publications.
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Papers
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is caused by mutations in a novel serine threonine kinase.
Dieter E. Jenne,Heike Reimann,J.-I. Nezu,W. Friedel,Steffan Loff,R. Jeschke,Oliver Müller,Walter Back,Michael Zimmer +8 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that germline mutations in STK11, probably in conjunction with acquired genetic defects of the second allele in somatic cells, cause the manifestations of PJ syndrome.
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Is there a correlation between organochlorine compounds and undescended testes
TL;DR: In this paper, high-resolution gas chromatography and mass spectrometry for DDT and metabolites, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), toxaphenes, hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), chlorinated cyclodienes and chlorinated benzenes were found in every patient.
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a modern day approach
Karl-Ludwig Waag,Steffan Loff,Katrin Zahn,Mansour Ali,Steffen Hien,Markus Kratz,Wolfgang Neff,Regine Schaffelder,Thomas Schaible +8 more
TL;DR: Overall survival in 244 consecutive patients was 86.5% for all patients born alive, underlining ECMO as a treatment of last choice.
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Use of Di(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate–Containing Infusion Systems Increases the Risk for Cholestasis
Heike von Rettberg,Torsten Hannman,Ulrike Subotic,Joachim Brade,Thomas Schaible,Karl Ludwig Waag,Steffan Loff +6 more
TL;DR: Using DEHP-containing polyvinylchloride infusions systems contributes to the development of cholestasis, and the use ofDEHP-free infusion systems for TPN is recommended, especially in premature and newborn infants.
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Hemarthrosis after trauma to the pediatric knee joint: what is the value of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnostic algorithm?
Lucas Wessel,Stefan Scholz,Martin Rüsch,Julian Köpke,Steffan Loff,Werner Duchene,Karl-Ludwig Waag +6 more
TL;DR: MRI is a reliable tool for assessing the extent of knee lesions in children with acute knee trauma and missed two osteochondral fractures, and three chondral lesions were not picked up by MRI.
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