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.
Man makes history by becoming the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say
A Long Island hospital has said that it has successfully eliminated sickle cell disease from Sebastien Beauzile, a 21-year-old from Laurelton, using the groundbreaking Lyfgenia gene therapy. Cohen Children’s Medical Center confirmed Beauzile as the first New Yorker to receive this life-changing treatment,
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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,
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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,
Man becomes first in New York to be cured of sickle cell
For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile suffered chronic pain from debilitating sickle cell anemia and now he is making medical history. “Sickle cell was like a blockade for me - now it’s like a wall that I just jumped over,
'I'm Unstoppable': New gene therapy cures first New Yorker of sickle cell anemia
Thanks to his medical team, Sebastien is grateful for becoming the first person in New York to receive a new genetic treatment, Lyfgenia, to cure his sickle cell disease.
Long Island patient gets breakthrough sickle cell treatment called a ‘cure’: ‘I’m not in pain anymore’
He’s got new blood. A Long Island hospital said it administered life-changing Lyfgenia gene therapy treatment and successfully wiped away sickle cell disease from a Laurelton man. Cohen Children’s Medical Center said patient Sebastien Beauzile,
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