In the subepithelial region of the Aquitic Cheilitis CD3+ and CD8+ cells showed significant direct correlation (p =  0.035, r = 0.547), as well as CD68+ and CD3+ cells (p =  0.008, r = 0.637) and CD8+ cells (p =  0.017, r = 0.625) (Table 3). The gene discussed is CD8A; the disease is cheilitis.