Regarding subtypes of ischemic stroke, subjects with lacunar and atherothrombotic infarction had greater resistin than subjects without CVD (p = 0.02 for lacunar infarction; p < 0.001 for atherothrombotic infarction); however, no association was observed between resistin and cardioembolic infarction or undetermined subtype of ischemic stroke. The gene discussed is RETN; the disease is infarction.