DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating AQP2 and neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus

AQP2 [ENSP00000199280]

Aquaporin-2; Forms a water-specific channel that provides the plasma membranes of renal collecting duct with high permeability to water, thereby permitting water to move in the direction of an osmotic gradient (PubMed:8140421, PubMed:7524315, PubMed:7510718, PubMed:15509592). Plays an essential role in renal water homeostasis .

Synonyms:  AQP2,  AQP2p,  hAQP2,  F8VPL3,  F8W0S2 ...

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