Indeed, a single-nucleotide-polymorphism (rs5186) disrupts the binding site for miR-155-5p in the type 1 angiotensin II receptor (AGTR1) mRNA and is associated with increased risk for hypertension (Bonnardeaux et al., 1994; Sethupathy et al., 2007). Here, AGTR1 is linked to hypertensive disorder.