title: Response to letter to the editor: regarding "copper deficiency and neuropathology related to the petrous bone".
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
authors.forename: Angelico
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mendy
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Florida International University, Miami, FL.
authors.forename: Edgar R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Florida International University, Miami, FL.
authors.forename: Ahmed N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Albatineh
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Augustine K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Nnadi
authors.affiliation: South Florida Asthma Consortium, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
authors.forename: Janvier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gasana
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*