AAO-HNS	Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
AD	Autosomal dominant
ADA	Adenosine deaminase
ADD	Adducin
ADH/AVP	Vasopressin or antidiuretic hormone
ASPM	Assembly factor for spindle microtubules
AR	Autosomal recessive
ARMC9	Armadillo Repeat Containing 9
AQP	Aquaporine
AQT	Antiquin
BRCA	BReast CAncer genes
CAG	Cytosine-Adenine-Guanine
CLDN14	Claudin-14
CYP2B6	Cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily B member 6
CYP1A1	Cytochrome P450 1A1
COCH	Cochlin
COL7A1	Collagen, type VII, alpha 1
COLEC11	Collectin Subfamily Member 11
CTLA4	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
DFNA9	Autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing loss type 9
DTNA	Dystrobrevin Alpha
DPT	Dermatopontin
EAONO	European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
EH	Endolymphatic hydrops
ENG	Electronystagmography
ESRRB	Estrogen-Related Receptor Beta
FAM136A	Family With Sequence Similarity 136 Member A
FANC	Fanconi anemia complementation group
FAT4	FAT atypical cadherin 4
FMD	Familial Ménière’s disease
GJB2	Gap Junction Protein Beta 2
GPX1	Glutathione peroxidase-1
GUSB	Glucuronidase beta
GWAS	Genome-wide association studies
HCFC1	Host Cell Factor C1
HLA	Human Leukocyte Antigen
HMX2	H6 Family Homeobox 2
HRH4	Histamine Receptor H4
HSPs	Heat shock proteins
HSPA1A	Heat Shock Protein Family A Member 1A
IFN-γ	Interferon-gamma
IL1A	Interleukin-1 alpha
IL1B	Interleukin-1 beta
KCNE	Potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Subfamily E
KIRs	Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors
KNTCI	Kinetochore associated 1
LPIN2	Lipin-2
MD	Ménière’s disease
MEFV	Mediterranean FeVer
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MICA	MHC class I chain-related gene A
MIF	Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
NBAS	Neuroblastoma Amplified Sequence
NFKB1	Nuclear Factor Kappa B Subunit 1
NK cells	Natural Killer cells
NOS	Nitric Oxide Synthase
NOX3	NADPH oxidase 3
NTN4	Netrin-4
OVCH1	Ovochymase 1
OTOG	Otogelin
OTOP1	Otopetrin 1
PARP-1	Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1
PON	Paraoxonase 1
PTPN22	Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Non-Receptor Type 22
PRKCB	Protein Kinase C Beta
RANTES	Regulated upon Activation, Normal T cell Expressed and Secreted
RAB27A	Member RAS Oncogene Family
RAG2	Recombination Activating Gene 2
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RNF31	RING finger protein 31
SEMA3D	Semaphorin 3D
SIK1	Salt-Inducible Kinase 1
SLC6A7	Solute carrier family 6 member 7
SLC26A4	Solute carrier family 26 member 4
SLC26A5	Solute carrier family 26 member 5
SLC8A1	Solute Carrier Family 8 Member A1
SMD	Sporadic Ménière’s disease
SNHL	Sensorineural hearing loss
SNP	Single-nucleotide polymorphism
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
TLR3	Toll-like receptor 3
TLR10	Toll-like receptor 10
TMEM55B	Transmembrane Protein 55B
TMIE	Transmembrane Inner Ear
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor
USH1G	Usher syndrome type-1G protein
VUS	Variants of uncertain significance
WES	Whole exome sequencing
WGS	Whole Genome Sequencing
ZNF91	Zinc Finger Protein 91