Severe congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in a compound heterozygote with a new large deletion of theAQP2gene. A case report

Background Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is a rare condition characterized by severe polyuria, due to the inability of the kidneys to concentrate urine in response to arginine vasopressin (AVP). In the majority of the cases, the disease shows an X‐linked inherited pattern, although an autosomal recessive inheritance was also observed. Methods We report a patient with a severe NDI diagnosed during the neonatal period. Because...