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AVP

Gene

arginine vasopressin

HGNCHGNC:894EnsemblENSG00000101200NCBI Gene551
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 20p13

Encodes

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The protein product this gene encodes, reached through the canonical GENE→PROTEIN (encodes) relation. Its biology, drugs, indications, trials and therapeutic evidence live on the protein's own page.

Vasopressin-neurophysin 2-copeptinP01185

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Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asARVP · ADH
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Previous symbolsARVP
Alias symbolsADH
Alias namesantidiuretic hormone, neurophysin II, diabetes insipidus, neurohypophyseal, prepro-AVP-NP II, prepro-arginine-vasopressin-neurophysin II, copeptin, argipressin

Associated diseases

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Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Stroke
Hydrops fetalis
Diabetes Mellitus
Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant
Autistic Disorder

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Arginine vasopressin/oxytocin peptide family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2025-06-27.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.