Associate Professor, Oregon Hearing Research Center, OHSU
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Pioneering fetal gene therapy for congenital deafness
Children born profoundly deaf can now hear their parents' voices. A single injection of gene therapy into the inner ear restored hearing in dozens of patients, moving genetic deafness from permanent disability to treatable condition. The effect is rapid—most patients recover hearing within weeks and retain it for at least two years.
Updated May 19
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