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Nephrogenic syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis secondary to an activating mutation in the arginine vasopressin receptor AVPR2.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Aug 2016
Powlson Andrew S, Challis Benjamin G, Halsall David J, Schoenmakers Erik, Gurnell Mark
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CONTEXT: Nephrogenic syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (NSIAD), resulting from activating mutations in the arginine vasopressin receptor type 2 (AVPR2), is a rare cause of hyponatraemia. However, its true prevalence may be underestimated and it should be considered in the investigation of unexplained hyponatraemia, with implications for management and targeted gene testing. OBJECTIVE: We describe a...
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