Animal study finds link between MAP2 mutation and hereditary hair diseases
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

The genetic mechanism of hereditary human hair diseases, such as alopecia and thinning hair, has drawn much attention in human genetics research, yet many questions around this mechanism persist. A recent animal study in The FASEB Journal revealed that a mutation in the gene that encodes a protein called MAP2 (for `microtubule-associated protein 2`) may be an essential component of the hairless phenotype.