Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 6, an alias of the protein, hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 6. The official gene symbol is HSD17B6. The protein has a mass of 36 kDa and length of 317 residues. It is a member of the Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family and may be known by other names, including: 3(alpha->beta)-hydroxysteroid epimerasel, 3(alpha->beta)-hydroxysteroid epimerase, 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 6 variant 2, 17-beta-HSD 6, and 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 6, and 3-hydroxysteroid epimerase.