Similar results were obtained using the Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale (UMSARS) total score (mean total score = 53.3, SD = 16.1) with CRP and IL-8 (p = 0.018, β = 0.618 and p = 0.039, β = 0.526 respectively) (Fig. 3). This evidence concerns the gene CRP and multiple system atrophy.