Dr. John Dietschy, UT Southwestern Medical Center (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. John Dietschy, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Dr. John Dietschy (right), along with colleagues Drs. Benny Liu and Joyce Repa, have identified a compound that liberates cholesterol that has inappropriately accumulated to excessive levels inside cells. This cholesterol accumulation is a characteristic of Niemann-Pick type C disease.

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