Genes tagged by these SNPs were mainly cataloged into the following four gene sets9: (a) oxidative stress genes, such as CAT, SOD1 and SOD2; (b) inner ear potassium recycling pathway genes, such as KCNQ4 and KCNE1; (c) HSP genes, such as Hsp70; and (d) monogenic deafness genes, such as PCDH15 and MYH14. Recently, a genome‐wide association study (GWAS) in a European population consisting of 25 cases and 23 controls has revealed that one SNP (rs7598759) mapped in the nucleolin (NCL) gene was significantly correlated with the risk of NIHL.12 Here, NUCLEOLIN is linked to noise induced hearing loss.