New gene therapy cures 1st New Yorker of sickle cell anemia

Sickle cell anemia patient reunites with Long Island doctors whose gene therapy treatments made him symptom-free
Sebastien Beauzile, 21, became the first person in New York state to be made symptom-free of sickle cell disease after undergoing Lyfgenia, a new type of gene therapy.
Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia
A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say. They credit state-of-the-art genetic treatment. Medical history made at Cohen Children's Medical Center For 21 years,
Man makes history by becoming the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say
A Long Island hospital has successfully treated Sebastien Beauzile, a 21-year-old from Laurelton, with the groundbreaking Lyfgenia gene therapy, effectively eliminating his sickle cell disease.
Man becomes first in New York to be cured of sickle cell
LONG ISLAND, NY (WCBS) - A 21-year-old man has become the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia. “We feel blessed to be the first to be able to offer this,” said Dr. Jonathan Fish with the Cohen Children’s Medical Center.
‘I’m Unstoppable’: New gene therapy cures first New Yorker of sickle cell anemia
Twenty-one-year-old Sebastien Beauzile was all smiles as he was serenaded with “Happy Birthday” on what he calls his new birthday at Cohen Children’s Medical
Gene therapy cures man from sickle cell
A sickle cell gene therapy treatment has allowed a Long Island man to turn a chapter in his life. He was Sebastien Beauzile was born with sickle cell anemia and struggled to live a pain free life. However,
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