Mass Eye and Ear researchers restored hearing in preclinical mouse models with a specific form of inherited deafness called DFNA50 caused by mutations in microRNA, by using a novel in vivo CRISPR genome editing approach.
Novel genome editing approach restores hearing in adult preclinical models with genetic deafness retrieved 11 July 2024 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-genome-approach-adult-preclinical-genetic.html
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