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- A new, commercially available treatment that could potentially cure Sickle Cell Disease has made a breakthrough.
- Chantez Sanford was diagnosed with sickle cell disease as an infant.
In December 2025, Sanford underwent a Lyfgenia transfusion, in which the patient’s stem cells are harvested, and a gene is added.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - It’s a medical breakthrough in treating sickle cell disease and a Michigan man is proof that it works.
Big picture view:It’s called ‘Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy,’ a new, commercially available treatment that could potentially cure this sometimes deadly disease.
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