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Abstract
Elevated levels of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme were detected in 24% of 265 patients with diabetes mellitus. The elevations correlated strongly with the presence of severe retinopathy. Diabetes mellitus must be considered when an assay of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme is used to confirm a diagnosis of sarcoidosis.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6255846 DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-93-6-825
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Intern Med ISSN: 0003-4819 Impact factor: 25.391