Article
The aquaporin-2 water channel in autosomal dominant primary nocturnal enuresis.
The Journal of urology - 1 Mar 2002
Deen Peter M T, Dahl Niklas, Caplan Michael J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Nocturnal enuresis is one of the most common diagnoses in a pediatric clinic. Recently, linkage analysis revealed a 2-point lod score of 4.2 in 6 families with dominant primary nocturnal enuresis around the aquaporin-2 (AQP2) water channel locus. Since primary nocturnal enuresis is ameliorated by desmopressin, AQP2 expression is increased by desmopressin and AQP2 is essential for concentrating urine, we...
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