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is set to appear today in the online journal Public Library of Science-Medicine. She speculated that this therapy if adapted to humans might work any time till the age of 5 yrs, but she also did mention that she was not advocating in-utero treatment.

Gene therapy in general remains controversial, and the adverse effects in humans remain relatively uncertain. There is still a doubt for example that the modified virus used to restore vision in chickens may cause an adverse reaction in people.

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