Further unlikely CRP, production of PCT is not attenuated by steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.9 In the present study we validated the role of PCT for triage for selective and early institution (within 6 hours of admission) of antimicrobials in SCA patients presenting with VOC/ACS and SIRS. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia.