In addition to the expression of FNDC1 in tissues of relevance to the phenotype, data from the GTEx database25 also indicates the AOM associated SNP, rs2932989, is an expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) for FNDC1 in esophageal smooth muscle (Supplementary Fig. 9) (P=9.3 × 10−05). The gene discussed is FNDC1; the disease is infectious otitis media.