In contrast, within the pediatric T1D subgroup (WT + HET), a significant positive correlation with age emerged under TNF-α (r = 0.53, p = 0.033), fMLP (r = 0.49, p = 0.052), and TNF-α+fMLP (r = 0.64, p = 0.008) stimulation, with a similar upward trend under all stimulated conditions (Supplementary Table 4). Here, TNF is linked to type 1 diabetes mellitus.