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ACE levels - Results

Alternative Names

Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme; SACE

Normal Values:

Normal values vary based on your age and the test method used. Typically, adults have ACE levels less than 40 micrograms/L.

Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

What abnormal results mean:

Increased ACE levels may be a sign of sarcoidosis. However, increased ACE levels may also be seen in several other disorders, including:

A decrease in ACE levels may indicate:

Steroid therapy (usually prednisone)
Therapy for sarcoidosis

Blood test

Reviewed last on: 11/15/2009
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Abraham NZ, Carty RP, DuFour DR, Pincus MR. Clinical enzymology. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2006: chap 20.

Weinberger SE. Sarcoidosis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 95.

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