Gene mutation which increases risk of breast and ovarian cancer linked to Orkney islands

Gene mutation which increases risk of breast and ovarian cancer linked to Orkney islands A gene mutation which increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer has been linked to people with Orkney heritage.

Scientists from the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have found that one in 100 people with grandparents from the islands off the north-eastern coast of Scotland, have a mutation of the gene BRCA1. Sky News

See also:

• Breast cancer gene linked to Orkney islands BBC News
  
• Gene mutation which increases cancer risk linked to Orkney islands The Independent