In a groundbreaking medical breakthrough, a UK toddler has become the first child in the world to have her hearing restored through a revolutionary gene therapy trial. The two-year-old girl, who was born deaf due to a genetic condition, underwent the experimental treatment that aimed to repair the faulty gene responsible for her hearing loss.
The gene therapy involved introducing a healthy copy of the gene into the cells of the inner ear, with the goal of restoring the function of the hair cells crucial for hearing. Following the treatment, the toddler showed remarkable progress, responding to sounds and speech for the first time in her young life.
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[NEWS] UK toddler has hearing restored in world first gene therapy trial
[NEWS] UK toddler has hearing restored in world first gene therapy trial
[NEWS] UK toddler has hearing restored in world first gene therapy trial