Immunoassay (xMAP Techonology) using a kit (5 + 1) plex: 171B5006M Bio-Plex Human IL-6 set; 171B5026M Bio-Plex Human TNF-α set; 171D50001 Bio-Plex Human Cytokine Stds; 171-A7003M Bio-plex Pro Human Diabetes Adiponectin Assay; YB0000002Y Bio-Plex Human Diabetes 3-Plex Assay. Here, TNF is linked to diabetes mellitus.