MYO3A and obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency: MYO3A associations with interleukin-6, cortisol secretion, and BMI-adjusted waist circumference have previously been reported [35]; in other studies, eosinophil counts and characteristics of red blood cells have been correlated with obesity or BMI [36, 37], and obesity is associated with an inflammatory response [38, 39].