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Can acupuncture or traditional chinese medicine heal sickle cell anemia?
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No: Sickle cell anemia is a genetic condition where the hemoglobin made for red cells is defective. There is no cure other than a bone marrow transplant, if the patient could tolerate this risky procedure. Acupuncture may prove a benefit in handling some of the pain episodes, but it will not change the genes.
Answered 11/14/2014
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