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Genetic basis of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 15 Jan 2023
Hureaux Marguerite, Vargas-Poussou Rosa
Abstract excerpt
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is defined as an inability to concentrate urine due to a complete or partial alteration of the renal tubular response to arginine vasopressin hormone, resulting in excessive diluted urine excretion. Hereditary forms are caused by molecular defects in the genes encoding either of the two main renal effectors of the arginine vasopressin pathway: the AVPR2 gene, which encodes for the...
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