A 41-year-old member asked:
looking for a sickle cell trait medication, information on intron a (interferon alfa 2b)?
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Dr. Joseph Torkildson answered
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 39 years experience
Unclear question: I'm not sure what you are trying to treat. Sickle cell trait is not a disease and there are no medications currently approved to "treat" it. Do you have some other condition that you feel would be helped with intron a (interferon alfa 2b)?
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