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Given that there is an approved alternative therapy with cochlear implants, it is imperative to scrutinize the risks, while also highlighting the novel benefits, of this experimental gene therapy. Since the untreated inner ear subsequently degenerates in this form of inherited deafness, the\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">OTOF<\/jats:italic>\n                    -gene therapy will be most effective in young children. Moreover, the best outcome in terms of hearing and speech comprehension is expected when the gene therapy is applied before the age of 3 years. Given such \u201cearlier the better\u201d considerations, the optimal time for these clinical trials and this particular therapy is at an age when children are too young to give informed consent. Enrolling children, which are a vulnerable category of persons, in clinical trials where the balance of benefits and risks is uncertain, raises a series of ethical considerations. 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