title: Response to the letter to the editor by M. Elsner et al: "comment on Binhai Ren et al (2013;15:28-41). Long term reversal of diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice by liver-directed gene therapy".
authors.affiliation: School of Medical & Molecular Biosciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Binhai
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Bronwyn A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Najah T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Nassif
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*