It has been shown that carriers ofthe C allele of rs2228145 are at lower risk of coronary heartdisease development (The Interleukin 6 receptor..., 2012).However, no information on the relationship between the carrierstatus of allelic variations in the indicated polymorphic variant and the development of arterial hypertension has beenreported hitherto. The gene discussed is IL6R; the disease is Hypertension.