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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE |
last update : 07-11-2012 |
Symbol | DIR1 |
Location | Xq28 |
Name | nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, X-linked |
Other name(s) | congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus |
Corresponding gene | AVPR2 |
Other symbol(s) | NDI, XNDI, DI1, DIR, CNDI |
Main clinical features | polyuria, polydipsia and dehydratation, with low or absent AQP2 excretion (Kotnik 2007) |
Genetic determination | sex linked |
Function/system disorder | kidney and urinary tract |
Type | disease |
Gene product |
Name | vasopressin renal V2-type receptor (VR2R) |
Mechanism(s) |
Gene mutation | Chromosome rearrangement | Effect | Comments |
| various types
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| abnormal protein/loss of function
| resistance to the antidiuretic action of AVP in the renal tubules and collecting ducts
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| deletion
| haploinsufficiency
| contiguous gene deletion including AVPR2
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Remark(s) |
Genotype/Phenotype correlations |
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