Our findings were supported by previous reports on the linkage of chromosome 5q35 to obesity-related phenotypes in Caucasians population (Zhao et al., 2007; He et al., 2008), the linkage of 1p35.2 to plasma adiponectin concentrations in Genetics of Lipid Lowering Drugs and Diet Network Study (Rasmussen-Torvik et al., 2009), as well as the linkage of 4p15.3 to hip circumference in post-menopausal women from a United States mid-western population (Kelemen et al., 2010). Here, ADIPOQ is linked to obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency.