A Rare Case of Congenital Diabetes Insipidus

A Rare Case of Congenital Diabetes Insipidus

Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is a conformation disease resulting from protein misfolding. Ninety percent of mutations result from the inactivating mutations of the arginine vasopressin receptor 2 (AVPR2) gene transmitted in an X-linked fashion, blocking the response to vasopressin...

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Main Authors: Tanvi eRege, Srujana ePolsani, Belinda eJim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Diabetes Insipidus
vasopressin
aquaporin
genetic
vasopressin receptor
congenital
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2015.00043/full

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