Title 1 Mutations in L-type amino acid transporter-2 support SLC 7 A 8 as a novel gene involved 2 in Age-Related Hearing Loss

Authors 4 Meritxell Espino Guarch*, Mariona Font-Llitjós, Silvia Murillo-Cuesta, Ekaitz 5 Errasti-Murugarren, Adelaida M. Celaya, Giorgia Girotto, Dragana Vuckovic, 6 Massimo Mezzavilla, Clara Vilches, Susanna Bodoy, Ignasi Sahún, Laura 7 González, Esther Prat, Antonio Zorzano, Mara Dierssen, Isabel Varela8 Nieto, Paolo Gasparini, Manuel Palacín* and Virginia Nunes* . 9 $ These authors contributed equally to this work 10 & These authors share leadership 11