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Relationship between iris constitution analysis and TNF-alpha gene polymorphism in hypertensives.
The American journal of Chinese medicine - 1 Jan 2007
Yoo Chun-Sang, Hwang Woo-Jun, Hong Seung-Heon, Lee Hye-Jung, Jeong Hyun-Ja, Kim Su-Jin, Kim Hyung-Min, Um Jae-Young
Abstract excerpt
Iridology is a complementary and alternative medicine that involves the diagnosis of medical conditions by noting irregularities of the pigmentation in the iris. Iris constitution has a strong hereditary component. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha), a pleiotropic cytokine, has been implicated in many pathological processes including hypertension. In this paper, the relationship between iris constitution and...
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