Regarding the level of anti-Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgM, the titer of this marker was positive in 4.1% of patients with ischemic stroke, while none of the subjects in control group had positive titer for this antibody (OR = 1.043, 95%CI: 1.001 – 1.087, p = 0.043). This evidence concerns the gene CD40LG and ischemic stroke.