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Louisiana Notches a Sickle Cell First

Daniel Cressy, a 23-year-old from the New Orleans area, is the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease. He achieved this through FDA-approved gene therapy. Cressy rang a bell at Manning Family Children's Hospital on June 22 to mark the milestone.

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A New Orleans area man became the first person in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease via gene therapy.

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  1. Louisiana Man First in State Functionally Cured of Sickle Cell Disease

    Daniel Cressy, a 23-year-old from the New Orleans area, is the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease. He achieved this through FDA-approved gene therapy. Cressy rang a bell at Manning Family Children's Hospital on June 22 to mark the milestone.

    What's confirmed:

    • Daniel Cressy is 23 years old.
    • Daniel Cressy is the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy.
    • Cressy rang a bell at Manning Family Children's Hospital on June 22.
    • The patient is from the metro New Orleans area.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Cressy was previously hospitalized 6 to 12 times a year.
    • Cressy aspires to become a pilot.
    • The therapy used was CASGEVY.
    confidence 95%