23 year old becomes first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease

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Daniel Cressy became the first person in the Gulf South to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene editing. Calling it his "second birthday," he said the breakthrough felt like being reborn and it's giving new hope to people living with the disease. Via @tulaneu   submitted by   /u/MustardGoddess   to   r/MadeMeSmile [link]   [comments]