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Identification of a novel mutation in the arginine vasopressin-neurophysin II gene affecting the sixth intrachain disulfide bridge of the neurophysin II moiety.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Nov 2004
Baglioni Silvana, Corona Giovanni, Maggi Mario, Serio Mario, Peri Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Most mutations of the arginine vasopressin-neurophysin II (AVP-NPII) gene cause autosomal dominant familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus (adFNDI). Such mutations are predicted to alter the three-dimensional structure of the prohormone, which accumulates in the cell body, ultimately leading to neuronal degeneration and hormonal deficit. In this study we describe the case of a 26-year-old female...
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