angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in serum/plasma/blood

Indications

• diagnosis of sarcoidosis & monitoring response to therapy
• diagnosis of Gaucher's disease
• diagnosis of leprosy Rerefence interval:
• 0-6 years: 18-90 U/L
• 7-14 years: 24-121 U/L
• 15-17 years: 18-101 U/L
• 18 years and older: 9-67 U/L

Clinical significance

• serum ACE is largely derived from endothelial cells of pulmonary artery
• a lesser amount is derived from testes

Increases

• sarcoidosis
• primary biliary cirrhosis
• Gaucher's disease
• leprosy
• atypical mycobacteriosis
• miliary tuberculosis
• acute histoplasmosis
• silicosis
• histiocytic lymphoma

More general terms

• angiotensin-converting enzyme in body fluid

Additional terms

• angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)