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Association of the UCP-1 single nucleotide polymorphism A-3826G with the dampness-phlegm pattern among Korean stroke patients.
BMC complementary and alternative medicine - 9 Oct 2012
Lim Ji Hye, Ko Mi Mi, Moon Tae-Woong, Cha Min Ho, Lee Myeong Soo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with stroke have various syndromes and symptoms. Through pattern identification (PI), traditional Korean medicine (TKM) classifies the several syndromes and symptoms of stroke patients into five categories: Fire-heat (FH), Dampness-phlegm (DP), Yin-deficiency (YD), Qi-deficiency (QD) and Blood-stasis (BS). DP has been associated with obesity and hyperlipidemia. Uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1),...
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