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Genetic Effects of <i>FTO</i> and <i>MC4R</i> Polymorphisms on Body Mass in Constitutional Types
13 Oct 2009
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Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM), a Korean tailored medicine, categorizes human beings into four types through states of physiological imbalances and responsiveness to herbal medicine. One SCM type susceptible to obesity seems sensitive to energy intake due to an imbalance toward preserving energy. Common variants of fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) and melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) genes have been...
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