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Apr 28, 2016

Gene therapy reverses sight loss and is long-lasting

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

A genetic therapy has improved the vision of patients who would otherwise have gone blind.

A clinical study by British scientists has shown that the improvement is long-lasting and so the therapy is suitable to be offered as a treatment.

The researchers will apply for approval to begin trials to treat more common forms of blindness next year.

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