title: Response to letter to the editor "mitochondrial haplogroups are associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the Indian population".
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India.
authors.forename: Periyasamy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Govindaraj
authors.affiliation: CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Nahid Akhtar
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Bindu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.affiliation: CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Deepa Selvi
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.affiliation: CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Priyadharshini
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Selvaraj
authors.affiliation: CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Vuskamalla
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jyothi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bahl
authors.affiliation: CARE Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Calambur
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Narasimhan
authors.affiliation: Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Dharma
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rakshak
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India.
authors.forename: Kumpati
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Premkumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Madhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khullar
authors.affiliation: CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India. Electronic address: thangs@ccmb.res.in.
authors.forename: Kumarasamy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thangaraj
mesh_terms: D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: HCM; Haplogroups; mtDNA