title: Reply: Mitochondrial DNA copy number differentiates the Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy affected individuals from the unaffected mutation carriers.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy carla.giordano@uniroma1.it valerio.carelli@unibo.it.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.affiliation: 2 IRCCS Institute of Neurological Science of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy 3 Neurology Unit, Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Carelli
mesh_terms: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063269:Mitochondrial Turnover / Q000235:genetics*; D029242:Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D019683:Penetrance
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial