One in a hundred people with Orkney heritage have gene increasing risk of cancer
Gene mutation likely to have come from a founder individual from the island who lived at least 250 years ago
Source: theguardian.com
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Gene mutation which increases cancer risk linked to Orkney islands
Geneticists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have linked a variant in the gene BRCA1 to a historic origin in Westray, Orkney.
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Breast cancer gene linked to Orkney islands
A gene variant known to increase the risk of breast cancer has been found in people with Orkney heritage.
Source: bbc.com
Gene mutation that increases breast and ovarian cancer risk linked to Orkney islands
Geneticists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have linked a variant in the gene BRCA1 to a founder individual from Westray, Orkney, at least 250 years ago.
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Breast cancer gene linked to Orkney islands
A gene variant known to increase the risk of breast cancer has been found in people with Orkney heritage.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Gene mutation which increases cancer risk linked to Orkney islands
Geneticists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have linked a variant in the gene BRCA1 to a historic origin in Westray, Orkney.
Source: yourlocalguardian.co.uk
Gene mutation which increases cancer risk linked to Orkney islands
Geneticists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have linked a variant in the gene BRCA1 to a historic origin in Westray, Orkney.
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Gene mutation which increases cancer risk linked to Orkney islands
Geneticists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have linked a variant in the gene BRCA1 to a historic origin in Westray, Orkney.
Source: surreycomet.co.uk
Gene mutation which increases cancer risk linked to Orkney islands
Geneticists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have linked a variant in the gene BRCA1 to a historic origin in Westray, Orkney.
Source: thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
Gene mutation which increases cancer risk linked to Orkney islands
Geneticists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have linked a variant in the gene BRCA1 to a historic origin in Westray, Orkney.
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