Gene Therapy Takes Step Towards Restoring Lost Hearing - Technology Networks

The delivery of a protein that regulates the length of hair cell stereocilia and so is essential for hearing could aid in the development of gene therapies to repair hearing loss.

Scientists from the Salk Institute and the University of Sheffield co-led a study that shows promise for the development of gene therapies to repair hearing loss. In developed countries, roughly 80 p… [+3432 chars]

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