Reviewer's report
Title:Investigation of innate immunity genes CARD4, CARD8 and CARD15 as
germline susceptibility factors for colorectal cancer
Version: 1Date:11 May 2009
Reviewer: George E Theodoropoulos
Reviewer's report:
I read with pleasure the article by Möckelmann et al dealing with the germline
CARD/NOD polymorphisms on colorectal cancer susceptibility. This is an
exceptional paper offering valuable data on this interesting matter, since it refers
on the largest series of patients amongst studies focusing on a similar matter. It
is a well-written, concise paper that may require a brief overview for minor
grammatical errors. The methods used seem sound and appropriate and the
results are well presented and comprehensible by non-experts.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
Reviewer's report
Title:Investigation of innate immunity genes CARD4, CARD8 and CARD15 as
germline susceptibility factors for colorectal cancer
Version: 1Date:11 May 2009
Reviewer: George E Theodoropoulos
Reviewer's report:
I read with pleasure the article by Möckelmann et al dealing with the germline
CARD/NOD polymorphisms on colorectal cancer susceptibility. This is an
exceptional paper offering valuable data on this interesting matter, since it refers
on the largest series of patients amongst studies focusing on a similar matter. It
is a well-written, concise paper that may require a brief overview for minor
grammatical errors. The methods used seem sound and appropriate and the
results are well presented and comprehensible by non-experts.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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Reviewer's report
Title:Investigation of innate immunity genes CARD4, CARD8 and CARD15 as
germline susceptibility factors for colorectal cancer
Version: 1Date:11 May 2009
Reviewer: George E Theodoropoulos
Reviewer's report:
I read with pleasure the article by Möckelmann et al dealing with the germline
CARD/NOD polymorphisms on colorectal cancer susceptibility. This is an
exceptional paper offering valuable data on this interesting matter, since it refers
on the largest series of patients amongst studies focusing on a similar matter. It
is a well-written, concise paper that may require a brief overview for minor
grammatical errors. The methods used seem sound and appropriate and the
results are well presented and comprehensible by non-experts.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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