Success of gene therapy to treat blind fades with follow-up

A gene therapy that helped restore sight in patients with a rare form of childhood blindness appears to wane with time, a sign the cutting-edge field may not be able to cure some ailments with a single course of treatment. Eric A. Pierce, Solman and Libe Friedman Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, is quoted.

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