While no tinnitus studies have investigated or found WDPCP as a potential target, our significant SNP has been identified as a driver in the development of Bardet-Biedl syndrome-15, an autosomal recessive disorder that results in photoreceptor degeneration in the retina, cognitive deficits, and delayed hearing loss44. This evidence concerns the gene WDPCP and Bardet-Biedl syndrome.