Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of paired box 6a, an alias of the protein, paired box 6. The official gene symbol is PAX6. The protein, with a mass of 46.7 kDa and length of 422 residues, is reported to be nuclear. It is a member of the Paired homeobox family and may be known by other names, including: FVH1, D11S812E, paired box homeotic gene-6, oculorhombin, aniridia type II protein, and paired box protein Pax-6.