Out of the 30 known genes associated with cervical cancer, only nine were studied in the African population (Caspase 8, Chemokine receptor 2, Fas cell death receptor, human leukocyte antigen, Interferon-gamma, interleukin 10, TP 53 Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, Transforming growth factor-beta 1). Here, CASP8 is linked to cervical carcinoma.