Abstract
Hearing loss (HL) affects around 70 million people worldwide, and in 50% to 60% of cases, its origin is genetic. More than 150 genes have been associated with non-syndromic HL, including **STRC** and OTOA, both with an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern and often involved in large deletions (CNVs). The STRC gene, located on chromosome 15, encodes the stereocilin protein. A significa…