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Gene therapy: Gene fix repairs hearing

03:51 EDT 2 Aug 2012 | Nature Publishing

Gene therapy has restored hearing for up to 18 months in mice that were born deaf.The animals are missing the gene that encodes the protein VGLUT3. Lack of VGLUT3 renders inner hair cells of the ear's cochlea incapable of sending electrical signals t..

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