Sentences with phrase «providing normal copies of the gene»

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They also ruled out other possibilities, including the gene spontaneously mutating back to the normal form, the existence of more than two copies of the hothead gene, or closely related DNA sequences providing a template for repairs.

As reported in the new study, the researchers were able to postpone the onset of hearing loss and associated hair cell degeneration by about a month, providing enough time to inject normal copies of the Clarin - 1 gene into the ear before the onset of hearing loss to see if the treatment was effective.