In GER (CD−M3), Tecta, Pcdh15, and Cdc14a were associated with NSHL, Slitrk6 with deafness and myopia, Pcdh15 with Usher syndrome, Eya1 with branchiootorenal syndrome, Chd7 with CHARGE syndrome, and Cdc14a with hearing impairment and infertile male syndrome. Here, PCDH15 is linked to Usher syndrome.