SPARCL1 and ischemic stroke: Here, we conducted a genetic epidemiological study on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; SPARCL1 rs1049539 T>C, rs7695558 A>G, rs1049544 G>C, rs1130643 T>C) to investigate associations of SPARCL1 with the prevalence and prognosis of ischemic stroke in the Korean population.