ACMG	American College of Medical Genetics
AD	Autosomal dominant
AR	Autosomal recessive
ASARM	Acidic, serine– and aspartate-rich motif
BP	Base pair
cNLS	Classical NLS
dB	Decibels
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
GWAS	Genome-wide association study
HL	Hearing loss
Imp-α	Importin-α
Imp-β	Importin-β
KPNA7	Karyopherin subunit α7
LOD	Logarithm of odds
MAF	Minor allele frequency
ncNLS	Non-classical NLS
NL	Newfoundland and Labrador
NLS	Nuclear localization signal
OPG	Osteoprotegerin
OTSC	Otosclerosis genes/loci
PREMBA	Preimplantation embryo arrest
PTHrP	Parathyroid hormone-related protein
RANK	Receptor activator of nuclear factor Kβ
RANKL	Receptor activator of nuclear factor Kβ ligand
SNP	Single-nucleotide polymorphism
VUS	Variant of uncertain significance
WES	Whole exome sequencing