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Single-Injection Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Deaf Adults

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Source: IFLScience
Single-Injection Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Deaf Adults
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A new gene therapy using a synthetic virus has successfully restored hearing in children, teenagers, and adults with a genetic form of deafness caused by OTOF mutations, showing significant improvements within six months and with no serious side effects, offering hope for broader treatments in the future.

Topics:businesshealth#clinical-trial#deafness#gene-therapy#health#hearing-restoration#otof-gene
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  1. “Life-Changing” Gene Therapy Restores Hearing In Deaf Patients Within Weeks After Just One Shot  IFLScience
  2. Deafness reversed: Single injection brings hearing back within weeks  ScienceDaily
  3. Gene Therapy Can Restore Hearing in Adults, First-of-Its-Kind Trial Shows  ScienceAlert
  4. What went right this week: the good news that matters  Positive News
  5. AAV gene therapy for autosomal recessive deafness 9: a single-arm trial  Nature

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