Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
| Angiotensin Converting Enzyme | |
| ACE | |
| Serum (brown) | |
| 24hrs | |
| Elevated levels of serum ACE associated with the ACE-I/D-gene polymorphism have been measured in patients suffering from various disorders and often indicate a poor prognosis or rapid progression of the disease. Examples include, granulomatous inflammatory diseases such as sarcoidosis and mixed connective tissue | |
| Treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors will give falsely low ACE results | |
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• <18 years: 33-112 U/L • <70 years: 20-70 /L |
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| Analytical error [1] | 4.2% |
| Reference change value [1] | N/A |
