Two novel aquaporin-2 mutations in a sporadic Japanese patient with autosomal recessive nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.

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We identified two novel mutations of the aquaporin-2 (AQP2) gene in a sporadic Japanese patient diagnosed with an autosomal recessive nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI). The patient, a Japanese boy, was referred to our clinic at the age of 5 months because of unexplained recurrent fever. He was diagnosed with NDI by clinical, biochemical and endocrine findings. Molecular analysis demonstrated that he was a...

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