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This study aims to investigate the relationship between the\n                    <jats:italic>FokI<\/jats:italic>\n                    VDR genotype and the risk of MetS and its components in pregnant Saudi women. A cross-sectional study was conducted using 368 pregnant Saudi women on first trimester screened for MetS (44 with MetS and 324 without MetS). Measurements included anthropometrics, glycemic and lipid profile and 25(OH)D. TaqMan genotyping assay was used to determine\n                    <jats:italic>Fokl<\/jats:italic>\n                    VDR genotype of participants. Vitamin D deficiency (25(OH)D &amp;lt;50nmol\/l) was seen in 85% of the participants. An estimated 12% of participants had MetS. In the MetS group, the\n                    <jats:italic>FokI<\/jats:italic>\n                    VDR genotyping frequencies for\n                    <jats:italic>FF, Ff<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>ff<\/jats:italic>\n                    genotypes were 50%, 36.4% and 13.6%, respectively. In controls, the frequencies were 62.7%, 31.4% and 5.9%, respectively. No significant association between the individual MetS components and\n                    <jats:italic>FokI<\/jats:italic>\n                    VDR genotypes were observed. Nevertheless, carriers of the\n                    <jats:italic>ff<\/jats:italic>\n                    allele had a significant risk for full maternal MetS [Odds Ratio 4.2 (95% Confidence Interval 1.4-12.2; adjusted\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.009). The study suggests that the\n                    <jats:italic>ff FokI<\/jats:italic>\n                    VDR genotype is a genetic marker of maternal MetS in pregnant Arabian women. 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