Eニュース2024年1月27日遺伝子治療で初聴覚

(A boy born in Morocco who was born with severe congenital hearing loss but now lives in Spain)

A boy born in Morocco who was born with severe congenital hearing loss but now lives in Spain

(has heard sound for the first time thanks to gene therapy at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.)

has heard sound for the first time thanks to gene therapy at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

(John Germiller, the hospital's director of research, said the gene therapy that doctors and scientists)

John Germiller, the hospital's director of research, said the gene therapy that doctors and scientists

(around the world have been aiming for for more than 20 years has finally become a reality.)

around the world have been aiming for for more than 20 years has finally become a reality.

(After about four months of treatment in one ear, the boy's hearing loss has improved to mild to moderate,)

After about four months of treatment in one ear, the boy's hearing loss has improved to mild to moderate,

(and the hospital says he is literally hearing sound for the first time in his life.)

and the hospital says he is literally hearing sound for the first time in his life.