HSD17B2, Official Symbol HSD17B2provided by HGNC Official Full Name hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:5211 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000086696 MIM:109685; AllianceGenome:HGNC:5211 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as HSD17; SDR9C2; EDH17B2 Summary Enables estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase activity and testosterone dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity. Involved in response to retinoic acid. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Biased expression in duodenum (RPKM 177.2), placenta (RPKM 169.8) and 6 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all