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More Evidence Gene Therapy Might Cure Sickle Cell Disease

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JUNE 12, 2023

MONDAY, June 12, 2023 -- A clinical trial that’s attempting to discover a cure for sickle cell disease has found a new gene therapy to be safe and successful in four patients. Two of the patients were treated at Cleveland Clinic Children’s in.

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