Likewise, MBL levels were positively correlated with C3 at different time points after stroke onset, i.e. day 0 (r = 0.23, p = 0.01) and at day 2 (r = 0.34, p<0.01), and C4 at day 0 (r = 0.31, p<0.01), and at day 2 (r = 0.36, p = 0.001). The gene discussed is MBL2; the disease is stroke disorder.