{{Rsnum
|rsid=17700633
|Chromosome=18
|position=60262199
|Orientation=plus
|GMAF=0.1961
|Assembly=GRCh38
|GenomeBuild=38.1
|dbSNPBuild=141
|geno1=(A;A)
|geno2=(A;G)
|geno3=(G;G)
}}{{ population diversity
| geno1=(A;A)
| geno2=(A;G)
| geno3=(G;G)
| CEU | 9.7 | 42.5 | 47.8
| HCB | 0.0 | 6.6 | 93.4
| JPT | 0.0 | 13.3 | 86.7
| YRI | 7.5 | 41.5 | 51.0
| ASW | 3.5 | 45.6 | 50.9
| CHB | 0.0 | 6.6 | 93.4
| CHD | 0.0 | 7.3 | 92.7
| GIH | 12.9 | 47.5 | 39.6
| LWK | 7.3 | 34.5 | 58.2
| MEX | 6.9 | 34.5 | 58.6
| MKK | 6.4 | 34.6 | 59.0
| TSI | 9.8 | 38.2 | 52.0
| HapMapRevision=28
}}{{PMID Auto
|PMID=20181787
|Title=A Variant in the Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Gene (FTO) and Variants near the Melanocortin-4 Receptor Gene (MC4R) Do Not Influence Dietary Intake
}}

{{PMID Auto
|PMID=20070976
|Title=Common variants near melanocortin 4 receptor are associated with general and visceral adiposity in European- and African-American youth
|OA=1
}}

{{omim
|id=601665
|rsnum=17700633
}}

{{PMID|18454148|OA=1
}} Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity.

{{PMID|18697794|OA=1
}} The common obesity variant near MC4R gene is associated with higher intakes of total energy and dietary fat, weight change and diabetes risk in women.

{{PMID|19073769|OA=1
}} Variants near MC4R are associated with obesity and influence obesity-related quantitative traits in a population of middle-aged people: studies of 14,940 Danes.

{{PMID|19844209}} Common variants near MC4R in relation to body fat, body fat distribution, metabolic traits and energy expenditure.

{{PMID|20017980|OA=1
}} A multilevel linear mixed model of the association between candidate genes and weight and body mass index using the Framingham longitudinal family data.

{{PMID|20712903|OA=1
}} Obesity and diabetes genes are associated with being born small for gestational age: results from the Auckland Birthweight Collaborative study.

{{on chip | 23andMe v3}}
{{on chip | 23andMe v4}}
{{on chip | Affy GenomeWide 6}}