Of the 80 children with congenital bilateral hearing loss in the study, 59 (74%) were found to have genetic variants that may cause congenital deafness, including 44 with GJB2 or SLC26A4 gene variant, 1 with STRC gene variant, and 14 with other genetic variants that may cause deafness. The gene discussed is SLC26A4; the disease is deafness.