Autoantibodies against aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) are present in about 50 percent of sera from patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I (APS I) but absent in sera from patients with different organ-specific autoimmune diseases, such as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and Graves' disease.
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Autoimmune Diseases