The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) for Gaucher Clinical Drug Monitoring
Order Code: GENACE
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Minimum:


Adult minimum:  2.0 mL serum
Pediatric minimum:  1.0 mL serum


Rejection Criteria:


Specimens not received at reference laboratory within 4 days of 
specimen collection; do not collect on Fridays, holidays, day before a 
holiday, or weekends.


Analytic Time:


7-14 days


Reference Range:


25 - 106 IU/L


Comments:


The Angiotensin converting enzyme assay uses tripeptide 
(hippuryl-his-leu) as subtrate and o-phthaldialdehyde for fluroescent 
derivatization.

Testing used for patients on Cerezyme (part of Gaucher Disease clinical 
drug monitoring including ACE, TRAP and CHITO).


Methodology:


Fluorometric Enzyme assay


CPT Code:


82164


 


See also:
Chitotriosidase (CHITO) for Gaucher clinical drug monitoring, Serum
Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase (TRAP) for Gaucher clinical drug monitoring, Serum




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Updated: 07/11/2008

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