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Deaf boy can hear after breakthrough gene treatment
By Agence France-Presse
Jan 25, 2024 12:06 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: His father's voice, the sounds of passing cars and scissors clipping his hair: an 11-year-old boy is hearing for the first time in his life after receiving a breakthrough gene therapy.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), which carried out the treatment — a first in the United States — said in a statement on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) that the milestone represents hope for patients around the world with hearing loss caused by genetic mutations.

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