The seven somatic mutated genes (KMT2D, LRP1B, NAV3, TP53, MKI67, FAT1, PKHD1L1) identified by WES were part of the top 100 mutated genes in cervical cancer samples, which were highlighted in the waterfall plot obtained from the TCGA database (Fig. 6). Here, MKI67 is linked to cervical cancer.