NCIt definition : Human FA2H wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 16q23.1 and is approximately
62 kb in length. This allele, which encodes fatty acid 2-hydroxylase protein, is involved
in the synthesis of 2-hydroxysphingolipids, which in turn are associated with formation
of plasma membrane rafts, hair follicles, the myelin sheath and epidermal lamellar
bodies. Mutation of the gene is associated with leukodystrophy dysmyelinating with
spastic paraparesis with or without dystonia (autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia
35).;