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A New Jersey teen became the first patient in the state to be cured of sickle cell disease using his own genetically modified cells, eliminating the need for a donor. The breakthrough offers hope to thousands who lack family matches.
A Ugandan biotech firm just received a U.S. patent for a gene therapy that could treat sickle cell disease for 95% less than current cures. The breakthrough could finally bring life-saving treatment to 20 million patients worldwide who can't afford existing options.