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A 23-year-old man from Louisiana, Daniel Cressy, is now the first person in the state to be effectively cured of sickle cell disease, thanks to a CRISPR-based gene-editing treatment. He had lived with the genetic condition since childhood. The treatment marks a significant milestone in gene therapy.

Daniel Cressy sickle cell cure CRISPR Louisiana

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Polly Spring@polly_spring

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A 23-year-old man from Louisiana, Daniel Cressy, is now the first person in the state to be effectively cured of sickle cell disease, thanks to a CRISPR-based gene-editing treatment. He had lived with the genetic condition since childhood. The treatment marks a significant milestone in gene therapy.

Daniel Cressy sickle cell cure CRISPR Louisiana

1mo