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Gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss.
Hearing research - 1 Jan 2025
Fu Zeming, Zhao Liping, Guo Yingyuan, Yang Jingpu
Abstract excerpt
Gene therapy is a technique by which exogenous genetic material is introduced into target cells to treat or prevent diseases caused by genetic mutations. Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder. Genetic factors contribute to approximately 50 % of all cases of profound hearing loss, and more than 150 independent genes have been reported as associated with hearing loss. Recent advances in CRISPR/Cas based...
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