Term Name: | neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus |
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Synonyms: | Pituitary diabetes insipidus, vasopressin defective diabetes insipidus, Vasopressin deficiency |
Definition: | A central diabetes insipidus that is characterized by polyuria and polydipsia due to a deficiency in vasopressin synthesis and that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the arginine vasopressin gene (AVP) on chromosome 20p13. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:12388] ( DOID:12388 ) |