HSPG2 (rs141000672) encodes the perlecan protein, and SNPs of HSPG2 (rs12034979, rs6697265, rs6680566, and rs878949) had previously been identified as potential risk factors for the advancement of cervical lesions caused by HPV types 16, 18, and 52 infections (21). Here, HSPG2 is linked to infection.