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23-year-old becomes first in state functionally cured of sickle cell disease

23-year-old becomes first in state functionally cured of sickle cell disease
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) - A New Orleans man became the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy.Daniel Cressy, 23, underwent the procedure at Manning Family Children’s Hospital, with doctors saying the disease is now no longer active in h...

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