PPARGC1A and obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency: In addition, Mirzaei et al. (2012) investigated the possible correlation with obesity-related conditions and resting energy expenditure in healthy adults with different states of body mass, finding significant differences in BMI, fat mass, insulin levels, and resting energy expenditure among the three genotypes of PPARGC1A gene rs17574213 polymorphism (CC, CT, and TT).