To study the association of the AC polymorphism of angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene (AGTR1) with blood pressure and central arterial stiffness in a population of hypertensive patients referred to hospital for further work-up.
UMR-MA 103, Université Lyon 1-ENVL, Laboratoire de Physiologie, Faculté de Médecine Grange Blanche, Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France.