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First-ever gene therapy for hearing loss gets FDA approval: 'Groundbreaking'
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A new therapy for genetic hearing loss has just been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The treatment, Otarmeni (lunsotogene parvec-cwha), is the first-ever dual adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-based gene therapy, meaning it uses two harmless viruses to deliver the therapy into cells.In an FDA news release, the agency called the therapy "groundbreaking," noting its potential to treat both pediatric and adult patients with "severe to profound" hearing loss linked to the OTOF g
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