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[[Antidiuretic hormone]] (ADH) deficiency leads to the syndrome of ''[[diabetes insipidus]]'' (unrelated to [[diabetes mellitus]]): inability to concentrate the [[urine]], leading to [[polyuria]] (production of large amounts of clear urine) that is [[osmolarity|low in solutes]], [[dehydration]] and—in compensation—extreme thirst and constant need to drink ([[polydipsia]]), as well as [[hypernatremia]] (high sodium levels in the blood).<ref>{{cite journal |author=Maghnie M |title=Diabetes insipidus |journal=Horm. Res. |volume=59 Suppl 1 |pages=42–54 |year=2003 |pmid=12566720 |doi=10.1159/000067844|s2cid=24638358 }}</ref> ADH deficiency may be masked if there is ACTH deficiency, with symptoms only appearing when cortisol has been replaced.<ref name=Prabhakar/>
[[Oxytocin]] (OXT) deficiency generally causes few symptoms,<ref name=Schneider/>
==Causes==
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