COL11A2 and hearing loss disorder: Other noteworthy genes include LOXHD1, a gene described for DFNB77, which is located along the plasma membrane of hair cell stereocilia and is required for the mechanotransduction process [14]; CHRNA10, which codes for an ionotropic receptor that modulates auditory stimuli and was found associated with hearing loss in the UK Biobank cohort [15, 16]; and COL11A2, associated with DFNA53 and DFNB13 [17].