Washington University School of Medicine: Region's First Patient Receives Sickle Cell Gene Therapy
June 27, 2025
June 27, 2025
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 27 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release:
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Region's first patient receives sickle cell gene therapy
Nebraska patient seeks cure for devastating disease from WashU Medicine pediatric specialists at St. Louis Children's Hospital
By Marta Wegorzewska
Martin Mwita Jr.'s symptoms started when he was just an infant, with painful swelling of his hand . . .
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Region's first patient receives sickle cell gene therapy
Nebraska patient seeks cure for devastating disease from WashU Medicine pediatric specialists at St. Louis Children's Hospital
By Marta Wegorzewska
Martin Mwita Jr.'s symptoms started when he was just an infant, with painful swelling of his hand . . .