Furthermore, it is of utmost importance to understand the accumulation of CXCR6+CD69+ CD8+ bystander T cells in the peritoneal cavity and to elucidate whether these cells migrate into the ascites from other organs or whether this phenotype is induced by the ascites milieu present in the peritoneal cavity of patients with cirrhosis. This evidence concerns the gene CXCR6 and Cirrhosis.