Reviewer's report
Title:Association of MRC-1 and IL-28B with the treatment outcome of hepatitis C:
a case control study
Version:2Date:25 April 2014
Reviewer: Faisal M Sanai
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript is vastly improved in its present format. There are minor issues
that I feel could be addressed to improve its quality further:
1. Although the language is improved, there are still certain sections that fall
below the publishing standards par.
2. When representing the P values, i notice that the authors have used varying
formats. In some instances they've used two decimal points (like P=0.01)
whereas in others they have 4 decimal points (like P=0.0012) and on other
instances represented P values as P=3.3 x 10-5. I would recommend a
standardization of P values presentation where 3 or 4 decimal points used
throughout and resorting to P<0.0001 where indicated.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests'
Reviewer's report
Title:Association of MRC-1 and IL-28B with the treatment outcome of hepatitis C:
a case control study
Version:2Date:25 April 2014
Reviewer: Faisal M Sanai
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript is vastly improved in its present format. There are minor issues
that I feel could be addressed to improve its quality further:
1. Although the language is improved, there are still certain sections that fall
below the publishing standards par.
2. When representing the P values, i notice that the authors have used varying
formats. In some instances they've used two decimal points (like P=0.01)
whereas in others they have 4 decimal points (like P=0.0012) and on other
instances represented P values as P=3.3 x 10-5. I would recommend a
standardization of P values presentation where 3 or 4 decimal points used
throughout and resorting to P<0.0001 where indicated.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests'
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Reviewer's report
Title:Association of MRC-1 and IL-28B with the treatment outcome of hepatitis C:
a case control study
Version:2Date:25 April 2014
Reviewer: Faisal M Sanai
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript is vastly improved in its present format. There are minor issues
that I feel could be addressed to improve its quality further:
1. Although the language is improved, there are still certain sections that fall
below the publishing standards par.
2. When representing the P values, i notice that the authors have used varying
formats. In some instances they've used two decimal points (like P=0.01)
whereas in others they have 4 decimal points (like P=0.0012) and on other
instances represented P values as P=3.3 x 10-5. I would recommend a
standardization of P values presentation where 3 or 4 decimal points used
throughout and resorting to P<0.0001 where indicated.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests'
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