Amongst Uygur women under 43 years of age, the rs9917028-‘AA’ genotype of TNFAIP8L1 reduced the risk of cervical cancer in genotype model and additive model (genotype model: OR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.22–0.91, P=0.026; additive model: OR = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.24–0.91, P=0.025). The gene discussed is TIPE1; the disease is cervical cancer.