1. Department of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, University of Tübingen Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany
2. Hearing Center, Department of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, University of Tübingen Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany
3. Center for Rare Hearing Disorders, Centre for Rare Diseases, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
4. Neurosensory Center, Departments of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery and Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany
5. CeGaT GmbH und Praxis für Humangenetik Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
6. Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
7. Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
8. Cluster of Excellence “Hearing4all” of the German Research Foundation, Hannover, Germany
9. Department of Medical Development and Quality Management, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.