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Abstract
Familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus (FNDI) in humans is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by a variety of mutations in the arginine vasopressin (AVP) precursor. A new report demonstrates how heterozygosity for an AVP mutation causes FNDI (see the related article beginning on page 1697). Using an AVP knock-in mutation in mice, the study shows that FNDI is caused by retention of AVP precursors and progressive loss of AVP-producing neurons.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14660740 PMCID: PMC281655 DOI: 10.1172/JCI20441
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Invest ISSN: 0021-9738 Impact factor: 14.808