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Local medical research team makes breakthrough in curing deafness
Posted on February 4, 2013 at 7:06 PM
Updated Monday, Feb 4 at 7:22 PM
Usher Syndrome is the leading cause of combined deafness and blindness in the world, affecting one of every 6,000 babies born. The genetic defect is even higher in Acadian people here in Louisiana and Canada.
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