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Gene Therapy Improves Vision Monday, April 28, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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In a clinical trial at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, researchers from The University of Pennsylvania have used gene therapy to safely restore vision in three young adults with a rare form of congenital blindness. Although the patients have not achieved normal eyesight, the preliminary results set the stage for further studies of an innovative treatment for this and possibly other retinal diseases. (source: chop.edu)
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