Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) for Gaucher Clinical Drug Monitoring, Serum

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) for Gaucher Clinical Drug Monitoring

Order Code:	GENACE
Epic Lab Code:	LAB2593
Order Form:	A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic 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. Hemolyzed Specimens.

Analytic Time:

7-14 days

Reference Range:

By report

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