The obesity pool of chemokines supporting these processes includes CCL2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCL7, CCL8, CCL11, CCL18, CCL19, CCL20, CXCL1, CXCL5, CXCL 8, CXCL10, and CXCL12. The gene discussed is CCL18; the disease is obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency.