Review for 10.1186/s12876-018-0827-6 (2018)

Reviewer ’s report  
Title: A novel homozygous mutation in the glycerol -3-phosphate dehydrogenas e 1 gene in a 
Chinese patient with transient infantile hypertriglyceridemia: a case report  
 
Version: 0 Date: 13 Mar 2018  
 
Reviewer: Somaya Albhaisi  
 
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