The genes that were down-regulated in the tinnitus group, were influenced by more than just an outlier value, and had corresponding FC values of >1 included GFAP (logFC= −3.04), APLNR (−2.95), PREX2 (−1.44), and PLVAP (−1.04; all p < 0.01). Here, APLNR is linked to Tinnitus.