Reviewer's report
Title:Prevalence of liver fibrosis and risk factors in a general population using
non-invasive biomarkers (FibroTest)
Version: 1Date:28 January 2010
Reviewer: Valerio Nobili
Reviewer's report:
Despite the Authors arguments the fact that liver biopsy was only performed in a
minority of discordant subjects (only 2% of patients underwent on histology
evaluation) make this study vulnerable to criticism.
After deep evaluation this Reviewer think that more biopsied patients are
necessary for upholding the Authors thesis
Minor comments
The references 18 and 26 even if quoted in the test were missing in the list
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
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:Prevalence of liver fibrosis and risk factors in a general population using
non-invasive biomarkers (FibroTest)
Version: 1Date:28 January 2010
Reviewer: Valerio Nobili
Reviewer's report:
Despite the Authors arguments the fact that liver biopsy was only performed in a
minority of discordant subjects (only 2% of patients underwent on histology
evaluation) make this study vulnerable to criticism.
After deep evaluation this Reviewer think that more biopsied patients are
necessary for upholding the Authors thesis
Minor comments
The references 18 and 26 even if quoted in the test were missing in the list
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
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:Prevalence of liver fibrosis and risk factors in a general population using
non-invasive biomarkers (FibroTest)
Version: 1Date:28 January 2010
Reviewer: Valerio Nobili
Reviewer's report:
Despite the Authors arguments the fact that liver biopsy was only performed in a
minority of discordant subjects (only 2% of patients underwent on histology
evaluation) make this study vulnerable to criticism.
After deep evaluation this Reviewer think that more biopsied patients are
necessary for upholding the Authors thesis
Minor comments
The references 18 and 26 even if quoted in the test were missing in the list
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
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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