Osbpl2 was among 132 mRNAs with 3′UTRs predicted to contain potential target sites for miR-96 [32], a microRNA whose mutations cause progressive hearing loss in mice and humans [32,40], but we found no upregulation of Osbpl2 in Mir96 mutant mice (diminuendo) (Additional file 1). Here, MIR96 is linked to hearing loss disorder.