Median MBL levels were lowest in patients with a small (<10 ml) lesion (685 (IQR 255–2577) ng/ml) as compared to patients with medium (10–100 ml) and large (>100 ml) infarction volumes (1653 (IQR 497–2877) ng/ml and 3826 (IQR 1356–4433) ng/ml, respectively. This evidence concerns the gene MBL2 and infarction.