ArticleComputational and mathematical methods in medicine2022
Diagnostic and Staging Value of Serum Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in Sarcoidosis.
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- Performance of Serum Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in Diagnosing Sarcoidosis and Predicting the Active Status of Sarcoidosis: A Meta-Analysis.Biomolecules · 2022Pooled it
- Phenotypes and Serum Biomarkers in Sarcoidosis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- SACE and IL-2R as serum biomarkers for evaluation of multi-organ involvement and prognosis of sarcoidosis.Respiratory research · 2023Article
- Retracted: Diagnostic and Staging Value of Serum Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in Sarcoidosis.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2023Article
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- Retraction · 2023-06-28Concerns/Issues about Data · Concerns/Issues about Referencing/Attributions · Concerns/Issues about Peer Review · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Investigation by Third Party · Paper Mill · Unreliable Results and/or Conclusions ·
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the diagnostic and staging value of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (sACE) in sarcoidosis.
methodsPatients with suspected sarcoidosis treated in the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital from 2010 to 2020 were included. The data of sACE, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), complete blood count (CBC), lung function, bronchoalveolar lavage, and biopsy were collected. The differences between the sarcoidosis group and the nonsarcoidosis group and between different stages of sarcoidosis were compared. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used for the diagnostic test of sACE in sarcoidosis.
resultsA total of 84 cases with suspected sarcoidosis were included, among which 70 cases were confirmed to be sarcoidosis by biopsy. The mean value of sACE in sarcoidosis patients was 56.61 ± 30.80 U/L, which was significantly higher than that in nonsarcoidosis patients (28.07 ± 14.11 U/L,
conclusionsACE has a good specificity in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. sACE values in patients with sarcoidosis with systemic involvement were higher than those with simple intrathoracic sarcoidosis.
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