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Extreme elevation of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity: always consider familial ACE hyperactivity.
Annals of clinical biochemistry - 1 Mar 2014
Stouten Karlijn, van de Werken Marjan, Tchetverikov Ilja, Saboerali Mohammed, Vermeer Henricus Jan, Castel Rob, Verheijen François Martijn
Abstract excerpt
Measurement of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity can be helpful in the diagnosis and disease monitoring of sarcoidosis. Elevated serum ACE activity is found in 60-70% of sarcoidosis patients. Usually, the ACE activity is mildly increased (<3-fold the upper limit of the reference range) in sarcoidosis patients. Extremely elevated ACE activity is suggestive of the benign condition known as...
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