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Sickle cell put Phillip Mullin, 15, in the hospital more than 100 times. His doctors now call him cured.
The Alexandria teen is the first child in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell, a disease that affects 1 in 365 Black babies
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The Alexandria teen is the first child in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell, a disease that affects 1 in 365 Black babies