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Breast cancer gene mutation linked to Orkney islands
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Scientists have discovered that people with grandparents from the Orkney Islands are at greater risk from developing breast and ovarian cancer
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One in a hundred people with grandparents from Orkney have a gene mutation which increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
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It found that most of them could trace their family ancestry back to the island of Westray.
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The researchers also discovered the specific Orkney gene variant in smaller numbers in genetic testing across the UK and even in the US.
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It is believed to be the first time such a geographic ancestral link has been made in the UK.
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This study published in the European Journal of Human Genetics.
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Scientists have discovered that people with grandparents from the Orkney Islands are at greater risk from developing breast and ovarian cancer