Overall, significant loci found on CFA6, 14, 27, 29, and 31 were located in close proximity to genes shown to be causative for hearing loss in humans or mice: COL11A1 (collagen type XI alpha 1) on CFA6, DFNA5 and HOXA1 (homeobox A1) on CFA14, GDAP1 (ganglioside-induced differentiation associated protein 1) on CFA29, and CLDN14 (claudin-14) on CFA31. This evidence concerns the gene GDAP1 and hearing loss disorder.