Deletion of T at position 167 (mutation 167delT) and G at position 35 of the GJB2 (mutation 35delG) results in premature chain termination in Non-syndromic Neurosensory Autosomal Recessive Deafness (NSRD) in Italian patients.9 These findings represents that the variation in GJB2 affect the normal function of GJB2 leading to HL or deafness. Here, GJB2 is linked to Hodgkins lymphoma.