In addition, some studies have proved that serum markers had a certain advantage in distinguishing hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic stroke, including glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), N-terminal proB-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP-4) [13, 14]. The gene discussed is RBP4; the disease is ischemic stroke.