Neelotpol, SharmindHabiba, Umme2024-06-052024-06-05©202320232023-02ID: 19146033http://hdl.handle.net/10361/23145Cataloged from the PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-27).This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2023.Preterm birth and lower birth weight are one of the notable adverse effects of pregnancy. Recent studies have found the association of maternal vitamin D receptor gene’s polymorphism in one nucleotide with these events. Contributing genes for these factors are ApaⅠ, BsmⅠ, FokⅠ, and TaqⅠ. FokⅠ gene has shown the most correlation among these genes with preterm birth. Nevertheless, in this study, we did not find any association of birth weight with FokⅠ gene’s polymorphism of maternal vitamin D receptor. There are many researches focused on this genotypic change, however, all of them are conducted on a specific ethnicity. This subject needs more research to exhibit the exact correlation.40 pagesenBrac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.FokⅠ geneMaternal vitamin DVitamin D receptorPreterm birthNucleotide polymorphismNuclear receptors (Biochemistry).Premature labor.Single nucleotide polymorphisms.Pregnancy--Complications.Thesis