MYO6 and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Interestingly, the loss of myosin VI in mice and humans manifests as two pathologies affiliated with connexin derangements: sensorineural deafness and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Avraham et al., 1995; Hegan et al., 2015; Mohiddin et al., 2004; Williams et al., 2013).