In addition, we confirmed associations with HLA-DRB1*15:01 and HLA-DQB1*06:02 as well as HLA-DRB1*13:01, HLA-DQA1*01:03 and HLA-DQB1*06:03, which are usually reported to be associated with risk of cervical cancer [13–15]. The gene discussed is HLA-DRB1; the disease is cervical carcinoma.