Dr. Ilya Bezprozvanny (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Ilya Bezprozvanny

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Dr. Ilya Bezprozvanny, associate professor of physiology, led research showing that the drug tetrabenazine -- used in some countries to treat the symptoms of Huntington's disease -- prevents death of brain cells in mice genetically engineered to mimic the hereditary condition.

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UT Southwestern Medical Center

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