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KMID : 0363620140350030040
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2014 Volume.35 No. 3 p.40 ~ p.48
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A Review on Korean Medicine and Personalized Medicine: Syndrome-based Personalized Medicine on the Basis of Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment
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Han Jae-Min
Yang Woong-Mo
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study aimed to review the characteristics of personalized medicine and Korean medicine, and the correlation between personalized medicine and Korean medicine.
Methods: We investigated various studies in PubMed, Scopus and domestic Korean medicine journals. In addition, we discussed the topic based on literature.
Results: Western medicine developed as evidence-based medicine. However, its limitations are being reached, so a new paradigm of medicine is needed. As a result, personalized medicine has appeared. Recently, through the development of human genomics, personalized medicine has been researched on the basis of individual genetic characteristics. Korean medicine has developed with a unique holistic approach and treats not the disease itself but the patient's body. Its characteristic is well expressed through syndrome differentiation and treatment. Syndrome differentiation represents the nature of person-centered medicine and becomes the root of personalized medicine.
Conclusions: Compared with genome-based personalized medicine of Western medicine, Korean medicine could be classified as syndrome-based personalized medicine. It would be great to apply this characteristic to clinical practices.
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KEYWORD
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Korean medicine, personalized medicine, tailored care, syndrome differentiation and treatment, syndrome-based personalized medicine
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