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In this study, we identified a set of aberrantly expressed key genes from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, which could be used to accurately predict the survival rate of patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CESC). A total of 3,570 genes that are differentially expressed between normal and cancerous samples were analyzed by the algorithm of weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA): 1,606 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were upregulated, while 1,964 DEGs were downregulated. Analysis of these DEGs divided them into 7 modules including 76 hub genes. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis revealed a significant increase of genes related to cell cycle, DNA replication, p53 signaling pathway, cGMP-PKG signaling pathway, and Fanconi anemia (FA) pathway in CESC. These biological activities are previously reported to associate with cervical cancer or\/and HPV infection. 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