Furthermore, among the currently identified FABPs, only FABP3, FABP4, FABP5, and FABP7 have been established to be involved in ischemic stroke, and, as yet, there have been no reports to indicate that FABP8, FABP9, and FABP12 are associated with ischemic events, which may be ascribed to their high tissue specificity. Here, FABP3 is linked to ischemic stroke.