Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Laboratory Information

Test Name

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme CSF

Synonyms

ACE
ACE CSF

Specimen Collection

Pre Testing Requirements

Sample should not be bloodstained

Specimen Collection and Transport Protocols

200 uL CSF aliquot stored in freezer.

Sample Delivery to Lab

CSF sent to the laboratory on ice.

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Weekly

Reference interval

< 5 U/L

Additional Information

Although CSF ACE is raised in a proportion of patients with neurosarcoidosis, it is too insensitive and nonspecific to be useful as a marker for this condition.