Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 16 (CEACAM16), an adhesion protein concentrating at the top of OHC stereocillia, interacts with TECTA and mutation of CEACAM16 results in autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness (ADNSHL) at the DFNA4 locus [64]. This evidence concerns the gene CEACAM16 and autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss.