Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Blind people

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Human gene therapy for a severe form of inherited blindness is showing promise, researchers report.

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Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Blindness

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After more than a decade of research, the first gene therapy trials in people with a rare form of blindness are under way, and experts say they are thrilled with the early findings.

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