Gene therapy for rare eye disease set to be offered on NHS
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People with a mutation of the RPE65 gene will be suitable for the new treatment. The gene should provide the instructions to make a protein that is key to normal vision. NICE said there was no long-term clinical evidence but it was"biologically plausible" the treatment's effect would continue for decades.
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