About the Authors

Mette Nyegaard

Contributed equally to this work with: Mette Nyegaard, Nanna D. Rendtorff

nyegaard@biomed.au.dk

Affiliations Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, Centre for Integrative Sequencing (iSEQ), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Nanna D. Rendtorff

Contributed equally to this work with: Mette Nyegaard, Nanna D. Rendtorff

Affiliations Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM), The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology, Bispebjerg Hospital/Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, Clinical Genetic Clinic, Kennedy Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark

Morten S. Nielsen

Affiliation Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Thomas J. Corydon

Affiliation Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Ditte Demontis

Affiliations Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, Centre for Integrative Sequencing (iSEQ), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Anna Starnawska

Affiliations Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, Centre for Integrative Sequencing (iSEQ), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Anne Hedemand

Affiliations Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, Centre for Integrative Sequencing (iSEQ), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Annalisa Buniello

Affiliation Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

Francesco Niola

Affiliation Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Michael T. Overgaard

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg Ø, Denmark

Suzanne M. Leal

Affiliation Center for Statistical Genetics, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Wasim Ahmad

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Friedrik P. Wikman

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark

Kirsten B. Petersen

Affiliation Department of Clinical Genetics, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark

Dorthe G. Crüger

Affiliation Department of Clinical Genetics, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark

Jaap Oostrik

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Hannie Kremer

Affiliations Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands, Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Niels Tommerup

Affiliation Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM), The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Morten Frödin

Affiliation Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Karen P. Steel

Affiliation Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

Lisbeth Tranebjærg

Affiliations Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM), The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology, Bispebjerg Hospital/Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, Clinical Genetic Clinic, Kennedy Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark

Anders D. Børglum

Affiliations Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, Centre for Integrative Sequencing (iSEQ), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MN NDR TJC MSN KPS MF LT ADB. Performed the experiments: MN NDR TJC MSN AS AH AB FN MF. Analyzed the data: MN NDR MSN TJC DD MTO HK JO AB FN MF KPS LT ADB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MN NDR MSN TJC SML WA FPW KBP DGC HK NT MF KPS LT ADB. Wrote the paper: MN NDR MSN TJC MTO SML MF KPS LT ADB. Ascertainment of the Danish family: KBP DGC LT. Genetic counseling of the family: LT. Performed the linkage analysis: MN.