ADIPOQ and obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency: Among the other nine genes, ADIPOQ (OMIM 605441, 612556) has been widely reported to be associated with obesity and diabetes [21-24]; FNDC3B (OMIM 611909) is involved in positive regulation of adipogenesis [25]; and DGKG (OMIM 601854) and AHSG (OMIM 138680) have been reported to be associated with obesity-related metabolic traits [26,27].