Cover Letter To The Editor in Chief, Asia Pacific Journal of Research. Dear Editor, We, are sending the manuscript of an original article named “Hepatic function tests in babies with perinatal asphyxia: can it predict hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy?” for your kind consideration for publication in your renowned journal . It is based on an independent and original work, has been done after proper permission from Institutional Ethical Committee, after getting informed consent from parents of babies and has not been published previously and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. There is no conflict of interest also. If the paper is accepted it will not subsequently be published in the same or similar form in any language without the consent of publishers. Thanking you. 1) Jayati Roy Choudhury 2) Jayanta Kumar Rout 3) Mita Saha (Das) 4) Sibarjun Ghosh 5) Harendra Nath Das Manuscript type: Original article. Title: Hepatic function tests in babies with perinatal asphyxia: can it predict hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy? Running title: Hepatic function tests in perinatal asphyxia. Authors: Jayati Roy Choudhury 1, Jayanta Kumar Rout 2, Mita Saha(Das) 3, Sibarjun Ghosh4 ,Harendra Nath Das 5 Names of authors Current Affiliations 1)Jayati Roy Choudhury MD(Biochemistry) Post Graduate Trainee (The West Bengal University of Health Sciences) R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal , India. 2)Jayanta Kumar Rout 3)Mita Saha(Das) 4)Sibarjun Ghosh 5)Harendra Nath Das Affiliation where work was carried out MD(Biochemistry) Post Graduate Trainee ,R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal , India. E-mail address Assistant professor, Biochemistry, R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal ,India. Assistant professor, Biochemistry, R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal ,India. dr.jayantarout@yahoo.in Associate professor, Biochemistry, Midnapur Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal ,India. Professor and H.O.D.(Paediatric medicine) R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal ,India. Professor and ex H.O.D.(Biochemistry) R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal ,India. Associate professor, Biochemistry, R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal ,India. Professor and H.O.D.(Paediatric medicine) R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal ,India. Professor and H.O.D.(Biochemistry) R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal ,India. Drmita.saha@gmail.com Correspondence to: Dr.Jayati Roy Choudhury 94/1, C Road, Anandapuri, Barrackpore, 24 PGS (N), West Bengal, India Pin: 700122 Phone No: 919830758663 E mail:jayatijayati_rc@rediffmail.com jayatijayati_rc@rediffmail.com sibarjun53@gmail.com haren_doc@yahoo.co.in