| IS | Ischemic stroke |
| GWAS | Genome wide association studies |
| MAF | Minor allele frequency |
| SNVs | Single nucleotide variants |
| SNPs | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| CADD | Combined Annotation Dependent Depletion |
| TOAST | Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| cMAF | Combined MAF |
| CMAT | Cumulative minor-allele test |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| GIRK | G protein inwardly-rectifying K+ |
| MeSAD | 2-Methylthioadenosine diphosphate |
| TIA | Transient ischemic attack |