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Five children who were born completely deaf have had some reversal of hearing loss after receiving a "groundbreaking" gene therapy. The clinical trial, which was co-led by Mass Eye and Ear in Boston and the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University...

In recent years, gene therapy has emerged as a potential treatment

New successful, expanded trial of groundbreaking therapy for genetic deafness suggests it may be available relatively soon.

This was the first time gene therapy was applied to both ears, researchers say.

This was the first time gene therapy was applied to both ears, researchers say.

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About 79% of clinical trial participants experienced measurable improvement after receiving experimental, CRISPR-based gene editing that is designed to fix a rare form of blindness, according to a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Gene therapy has shown promise in improving eyesight in congenitally blind children with Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), a rare disease.

Key Takeaways

An injectable gene therapy caused measurable improvements in vision among a small group of people with inherited blindness, an early-stage clinical trial says.