The primary objective of the human intervention study was to determine whether a 12-week daily supplementation of B. longum APC1472 decreases body-mass index (BMI), while the secondary objective was to investigate the effects on waist-to-hip ration (W/H ratio), and biomarkers associated with obesity, such as glucose, insulin, HbA1c and ghrelin levels. The gene discussed is GHRL; the disease is obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency.