We observed alterations in the stria vascularis, decreased expression of Kir4.1 and the basal cell marker phalloidin all correlating with HL phenotype in Slc7a8−/−, and similar traits in Slc7a8+/− mice (Figures 3A and 4B–C and S9). This evidence concerns the gene SLC7A8 and Hodgkins lymphoma.