NEGR1 and obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency: In the current study, the association of the NEGR1 rs2815752 with many obesity-related anthropometric parameters including weight, BMI, WC, HC, abdominal SFT, and supra-iliac SFT but not with other anthropometric traits in obese females indicates that this variant contributes to obesity by higher fat deposition in only the waist, hip, and abdomen.