BALTIMORE — Ten out of 11 children who were born deaf can now hear after receiving a gene therapy from a Shanghai biotech, according to new results shared Thursday.
The children who recovered their hearing are also showing improvements in their ability to speak. Some are saying the words “mama” and “baba” — Chinese for “mom” and “dad” — for the first time, said Yilai Shu of Fudan University in Shanghai, who led the early-stage clinical study.
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