Multicentre gene therapy for OTOF-related deafness followed up to 2.5 years

Yasunaga, S. et al. A mutation in OTOF, encoding otoferlin, a FER-1-like protein, causes DFNB9, a nonsyndromic form of deafness. Nat. Genet. 21, 363–369 (1999). Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Lv, J. et al. AAV1-hOTOF gene therapy for autosomal recessive deafness 9: a single-arm trial. Lancet 403, 2317–2325 (2024). Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Wang,…

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Feds conduct Minnesota raids related to alleged welfare fraud

Law enforcement agencies are executing multiple search warrants in Minnesota on Tuesday in connection with alleged fraud in the state’s welfare programs, according to federal officials.     “Homeland Security Investigations in cooperation with our law enforcement partners executed criminal search warrants in Minneapolis relating to the rampant fraud of U.S. taxpayers dollars,” the Department of……

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Mummified early Permian reptile reveals ancient amniote breathing apparatus

Perry, S. F. & Sander, M. Reconstructing the evolution of the respiratory apparatus in tetrapods. Resp. Physiol. Neurobiol. 144, 125–139 (2004). Article  Google Scholar  Striedter, G. F. & Northcutt, R. G. Brains Through Time: A Natural History of Vertebrates (Oxford Academic, 2019) Buchwitz, M., Jansen, M., Renaudie, J., Marchetti, L. & &Voigt, S. Evolutionary change…

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