IL1B and preeclampsia: There are few published data regarding the association of VEGFA and IL1β polymorphisms with preeclampsia (Shim et al., 2007; Tavakkol Afshari et al., 2016; Wang et al., 2014), and there are no published data regarding the association of VEGFA and IL1β polymorphisms were preeclampsia in sub‐Saharan African populations, including in Sudan.