Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of Dachsous 2, an alias of the protein, dachsous cadherin-related 2. The official gene symbol is DCHS2. The protein, with a mass of 322.2 kDa and length of 2916 residues, is reported to be membrane-associated. It may be known by other names, including: protein dachsous homolog 2, cadherin-related family member 7, cadherin-like protein CDHJ, cadherin-like 27, cadherin J, and protocadherin-23, and protocadherin J.