title: Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme in sarcoidosis.
abstract: Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (SACE) activity was measured in 29 patients with sarcoidosis, 51 reference subjects, 7 patients with active tuberculosis and 8 patients with other lung diseases. SACE activity was increased in 93% of the patients with sarcoidosis as compared with the reference subjects. Patients with active tuberculosis and other lung diseases did not have increased SACE activity.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000097:blood*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A