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Therapeutic efficacy was assessed by evaluating stereocilin expression, OHC bundle architecture, and their attachment to the tectorial membrane, together with functional recovery using distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs), auditory brainstem responses (ABR) measurements and Go\/No\u2010Go behavioral testing with psychometric analysis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Dual\u2010AAV\u2013mediated Strc gene delivery restored stereocilin expression, OHC bundle architecture and their attachment to the tectorial membrane, leading to the recovery of cochlear amplification and hearing to near normal thresholds, as confirmed by distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) and auditory brainstem response measurements. Behavioural assessment showed that treated\n                      <jats:italic>Strc<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>\u2212\/\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                      mice regained normal frequency discrimination, indicating a restoration of higher\u2010order auditory processing, up to 100 days post\u2010treatment.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings provide the first proof\u2010of\u2010principle that peripheral gene therapy can restore OHC function, cochlear amplification and central auditory perception in a DFNB16 model.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Key points<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>Dual AAV\u2010mediated gene delivery restored peripheral hearing in a DFNB16 preclinical mouse model.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>The same treatment also restored central auditory processing.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>AAV\u2010mediated gene therapy represents a promising curative strategy for DFNB16.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>These results reinforce the translational potential for treating human genetic deafness.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <\/jats:list>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  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