Mild increases in neutrophils (p = 0.045) and decreases in the total number of lymphocytes (p = 0.03) were present in the ischemic stroke patients, while CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were non-significantly reduced (Table 3) and monocyte counts were unaltered (p = 0.99, Table 3). This evidence concerns the gene CD8A and ischemic stroke.