CRP and triple-A syndrome: For CRP, the immunopositivity was categorized as negative [0], weak [1+], moderate [2+], and strong [3+] in 4.2% (1/24), 50% (12/24), 16.7% (4/24), and 29.2% (7/24) of the AAA cases, respectively, and 4.2% (1/24), 54% (13/24), 21% (5/24), and 21% (5/24) for mCRP, respectively (S3 Fig).