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A Novel Mutation in the AVPR2 Gene Causing Congenital Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology - 29 Nov 2018
Çelebi Tayfur Aslı, Karaduman Tuğçe, Özcan Türkmen Merve, Şahin Dilara, Çaltık Yılmaz Aysun, Büyükkaragöz Bahar, Buluş Ayşe Derya, Mergen Hatice
Abstract excerpt
Objective: Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (CNDI) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by a renal insensitivity to arginine vasopressin (AVP). In the majority of the cases, CNDI is caused by mutations in the arginine vasopressin receptor 2 (AVPR2) gene. Our objective is to report a novel mutation in the AVPR2 gene causing CNDI in a 6-year-old boy, presenting with growth failure and dull normal...
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