Reviewer's report 
 Serum hyaluronate as a Non-invasive Marker of Hepatic Fibrosis and Inflammation in Title: 
HBeAg-negative Chronic Hepatitis B 
 5  4 October 2005 Version: Date: 
 Thierry Poynard Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
OK now they repond to the main comments. 
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 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I am the inventor of FibroTest 
Reviewer's report 
 Serum hyaluronate as a Non-invasive Marker of Hepatic Fibrosis and Inflammation in Title: 
HBeAg-negative Chronic Hepatitis B 
 5  4 October 2005 Version: Date: 
 Thierry Poynard Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
OK now they repond to the main comments. 
General 
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached) 
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Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the author can be trusted to correct) 
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
 Accept without revision What next?: 
 An article of limited interest Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I am the inventor of FibroTest 
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report 
 Serum hyaluronate as a Non-invasive Marker of Hepatic Fibrosis and Inflammation in Title: 
HBeAg-negative Chronic Hepatitis B 
 5  4 October 2005 Version: Date: 
 Thierry Poynard Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
OK now they repond to the main comments. 
General 
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the author can be trusted to correct) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
 Accept without revision What next?: 
 An article of limited interest Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I am the inventor of FibroTest 
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