This mutation alters the function of miR-96 and their consequent gene expression profile in the mouse organ of Corti such as oncomodulin (Ocm), prestin (Slc26a5), and growth factor independent 1(Gfi1) which have been known to result in deafness and hair cell degeneration (Lewis et al. 2016). Here, GFI1 is linked to deafness.