British girl has hearing restored as first patient on new gene therapy trial
by The Independent
The Independent— Opal, aged 18 months, was treated at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and now has almost normal hearing in her right ear.
Tech Times—Gene Therapy Trial Restores Hearing in Baby Girl. A gene therapy trial at Cambridge University Hospitals in the UK has improved the hearing of an 18-month-old baby girl, born deaf due to auditory neuropathy.
The Guardian—UK toddler has hearing restored in world first gene therapy trial. Opal Sandy can hear almost perfectly after groundbreaking surgery that took just 16 minutesA British toddler has had her hearing restored after becoming the first person in the world to take part in a pioneering gene therapy trial, in a development that doctors say marks a new era in treating deafness.Opal Sandy was born unable to hear anything due to auditory neuropathy, a condition that disrupts nerve impulses travelling from the inner ear to the brain and can be caused by a faulty gene....
The Independent—Deaf girl is cured and can hear again after first ever gene therapy trial. Opal Sandy, aged 18 months, was born completely deaf due to condition auditory neuropathy