Gene therapy trial gives deaf children hearing in both ears
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#6NA2A)
Study participants born unable to hear could locate sound sources, recognise speech and dance to music after treatment
Five children who were born deaf now have hearing in both ears after taking part in an astounding" gene therapy trial that raises hopes for further treatments.
The children were unable to hear because of inherited genetic mutations that disrupt the body's ability to make a protein needed to ensure auditory signals pass seamlessly from the ear to the brain.
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