Sickle cell disease patient receives gene therapy treatment in St. Louis
Martin Mwita and his mother Jacinta Mwita, both of Omaha, speak about his journey living with sickle cell disease and receiving treatment from St. Louis Children’s Hospital on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at their temporary apartment in St. Louis. Video by Zachary Linhares, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ
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Martin Mwita, 20, is the first patient in St. Louis and among the first across the country to receive a new gene therapy for sickle cell disease.
