Reviewer's report
Title:A novel biomarker TERTmRNA is applicable for early detection of
hepatoma
Version: 2Date:7 January 2010
Reviewer: Patrizia Pontisso
Reviewer's report:
The Authors have addressed the main criticism and the paper is now
substantially improved.
The only specification still required is the control group used for comparison to
calculate the specificity of hTERTmRNA. If samples of normal subjects have
been used, this information should be included in the text.
Minor points:
- Results section (Pag 9, line 9): the number of the figure (Fig 2) might refer to
Figure 5 (or table 1?)
- pag 10, line 6 : spelling error (different instead of differently).
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.
Reviewer's report
Title:A novel biomarker TERTmRNA is applicable for early detection of
hepatoma
Version: 2Date:7 January 2010
Reviewer: Patrizia Pontisso
Reviewer's report:
The Authors have addressed the main criticism and the paper is now
substantially improved.
The only specification still required is the control group used for comparison to
calculate the specificity of hTERTmRNA. If samples of normal subjects have
been used, this information should be included in the text.
Minor points:
- Results section (Pag 9, line 9): the number of the figure (Fig 2) might refer to
Figure 5 (or table 1?)
- pag 10, line 6 : spelling error (different instead of differently).
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.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:A novel biomarker TERTmRNA is applicable for early detection of
hepatoma
Version: 2Date:7 January 2010
Reviewer: Patrizia Pontisso
Reviewer's report:
The Authors have addressed the main criticism and the paper is now
substantially improved.
The only specification still required is the control group used for comparison to
calculate the specificity of hTERTmRNA. If samples of normal subjects have
been used, this information should be included in the text.
Minor points:
- Results section (Pag 9, line 9): the number of the figure (Fig 2) might refer to
Figure 5 (or table 1?)
- pag 10, line 6 : spelling error (different instead of differently).
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.
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