Of note, the AUCs for GDF-15, D-dimer, ADAMTS13, CCL2/MCP-1, IL-4, CC4b, IL-7, ferritin, SAA, CCL1/I-309 and IL-10 were ≥0.75 in indicating stroke amongst children with TBM (Table 3, Fig 6). This evidence concerns the gene GDF15 and stroke disorder.