PLA2G7 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Recent findings from our research team confirm that factors such as age, T2DM, Lp-PLA2, and Lipoprotein(a) are independent predictors of long-term stroke recurrence in AIS patients, with the combined presence of Lp-PLA2 and Lipoprotein(a) showing high predictive power for stroke recurrence [11].