title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shiv K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sarin
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Cyriac A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Philips
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.affiliation: Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.affiliation: Service d'hépatologie, INSERM, CHU Paris Nord-Val de Seine, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Valla