Gene therapy can improve hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness or severe hearing impairment, a new study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet reports. Hearing improved in all 10 patients, and the treatment was well-tolerated.
The study, “AAV gene therapy for autosomal recessive deafness 9: A single-arm trial,” was conducted in collaboration with hospitals and universities in China and has been published in the journal Nature Medicine.
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