Among the 17 genes that were suggested to be related to BP levels by GWAS, DNA methylation levels of AMH, C17orf82, HDAC9, IGFBP3, LRRC10B, PDE3A, PRDM6, SYT7 and TBX2 in leukocytes were associated with risk of ischemic stroke among Chinese individuals in our study. Here, SYT7 is linked to ischemic stroke.