PCA identified 3 clusters of variables (PC1-3), which correlated with acute GVHD: PC1 (pre-SCT: KRECs≥6608/ml, unswitched memory B <2.4%, CD4+TCM cells <45%; HR 0.5, p = 0.001); PC2 (at aGVHD onset: CD4+>44%, CD8+TCM cells>4%; HR 1.9, p = 0.01), and PC3 (at aGVHD onset: CD4+TEMRA<1, total Treg<4, TregEM <2 cells/μl; HR 0.5, p = 0.002). The gene discussed is CD8A; the disease is acute graft versus host disease.