Diabetes insipidus primary central: A rare dominantly inherited form of diabetes insipidus. It is caused by the progressive degeneration of a part of the hypothalamus which reduces the production of a hormone called arginine vasopressin. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Diabetes insipidus primary central is available below.
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Diabetes insipidus primary central is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Diabetes insipidus primary central, or a subtype of Diabetes insipidus primary central,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Diabetes insipidus primary central as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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