Louisiana man becomes first in state functionally cured of sickle cell disease (opens in new tab)

Daniel Cressy, 23, says path leading to completion of curative gene therapy is his ‘greatest blessing’A young south-eastern Daniel Cressy’s successful completion of curative gene therapy at Manning Family Children’s hospital in New Orleans on Monday generated a measure of optimism within his state, which produces more cases of sickle cell disease per capita than any other in the US, according to .