Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of Lipoprotein-associated Phospholipase A2, an alias of the protein, phospholipase A2 group VII. The official gene symbol is PLA2G7. The kits can detect several species variants of the protein, including: human, mouse, rat, bovine, chicken, primate, guinea pig, and other mammalian. The protein, with a mass of 50.1 kDa and length of 441 residues, is reported to be secreted. It is a member of the AB hydrolase superfamily, Lipase family and may be known by other names, including: PAF acetylhydrolase, PAF 2-acylhydrolase, LDL-PLA(2), 2-acetyl-1-alkylglycerophosphocholine esterase, 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase, and platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase, and group-VIIA phospholipase A2.