Overcoming Hearing Healthcare Barriers to Realize Gene Therapy Promise
Seven children around the globe, once profoundly deaf from mutations in the otoferlin (OTOF) gene, have regained much of their...
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Impact of hearing loss and restricted access to care on the Karen Peop
Introduction Hearing loss is a common and significant problem worldwide. According to the 2019 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and...
Gene Therapy Trial Shows Restored Hearing in Children Born Deaf
Summary: A novel gene therapy has restored hearing in both ears of five children with inherited deafness, improving their hearing...
Gene Therapies Break Through Against Genetic Hearing Loss in Children
Earlier this year, Regeneron revealed that its gene therapy DB-OTO elicited “dramatic” hearing improvement in two young children with profound...
Gene therapy restores hearing in children born deaf
Five children born deaf showed hearing recovery in both ears after gene therapy, with dramatic improvements in speech perception and...
Giving Children Hearing and Confidence
This is the second part of a monthlong series in honor of Women’s History Month at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.Pediatric...
