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Autosomal dominant familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus caused by a novel mutation in arginine-vasopressin gene in a Brazilian family.
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Nov 2008
Melo Maria Edna de, Marui Suemi, Brito Vinícius Nahime de, Mancini Marcio Corrêa, Mendonca Berenice B, Knoepfelmacher Mirta
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus (adFNDI) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by polyuria and polydipsia due to deficiency of arginine vasopressin (AVP). More than 50 mutations causing adFNDI have been already reported in the AVP gene. The aim of the present study is to analyze the AVP gene in four generations of one Brazilian kindred with adFNDI. The proband was a...
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