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A Case of Congenital Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Confirmed by Gene Analysis
Eun Young Cho, Jin Hee Oh, Dae Kyun Koh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(6):669-674.   Published online June 15, 2005
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is a disorder in which the secretion of antidiuretic hormone is normal, but the response of the renal collecting tubules to vasopressin is impaired. Compared with acquired NDI (a-NDI), which is secondary to chronic bilateral incomplete urinary tract obstruction with hydronephrosis, congenital NDI (c-NDI) is a very rare heritable disorder that usually follows the X- linked...
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