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Lithium chloride corrects weakness and myopathology in a preclinical model of LGMD1D

Posted on April 18, 2019

Andrew R. Findlay, Rocio Bengoechea, Sara K. Pittman, Tsui-Fen Chou, Heather L. True, Conrad C. Weihl. Neurology Genetics, April 2019; 5 (2) Read More

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Lithium boosts muscle strength in mice with rare muscular dystrophy

Posted on April 18, 2019

New drug target identified Read More

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VCP maintains lysosomal homeostasis and TFEB activity in differentiated skeletal muscle

Posted on February 12, 2019

Khalid Arhzaouy, Chrisovalantis Papadopoulos, Nina Schulze, Sara K. Pittman, Hemmo Meyer & Conrad C. Weihl. Autophagy 2019 Read More

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Loss of lipin 1-mediated phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase activity in muscle leads to skeletal myopathy in mice

Posted on January 8, 2019

George G. Schweitzer, Sara L. Collier, Zhouji Chen, Kyle S. McCommis, Sara K. Pittman, Jun Yoshino, Scot J. Matkovich, Fong-Fu Hsu, Roman Chrast, James M. Eaton, Thurl E. Harris, Conrad C. Weihl, and Brian N. Finck. FASEB Journal, Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2019, Pages 652-667 Read More

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Myopathy associated BAG3 mutations lead to protein aggregation by stalling Hsp70 networks

Posted on January 2, 2019

Melanie Meister-Broekema, Rebecca Freilich, Chandhuru Jagadeesan, Jennifer N. Rauch, Rocio Bengoechea, William W. Motley, E. F. Elsiena Kuiper, Melania Minoia, Gabriel V. Furtado, Maria A. W. H. van Waarde, Shawn J. Bird, Adriana Rebelo, Stephan Zuchner, Peter Pytel, Steven S. Scherer, Federica F. Morelli, Serena Carra, Conrad C. Weihl, Steven Bergink, Jason E. Gestwicki & Harm H. Kampinga. Nature Communications, Volume 9, Issue 1, 1 December 2018, Article number 5342 Read More

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