A gene variant known to increase the risk of breast cancer was found in people with Orkney heritage.
Zosia Miedzybrodzka, professor of medical genetics at the University of Aberdeen, first began to suspect the Orkney link 25 years ago
Currently, in Scotland the test for the specific mutation of the BRCA1 gene is only available to those who know of a direct family connection to the gene, or have a history of ovarian or breast cancer in their family.But planning is under way for a small pilot trial that will offer testing to anyone living in Westray with a Westray-born grandparent, regardless of a family history.
Prof Zosia Miedzybrodzka, the director of the NHS Grampian Clinical Genetics service, part of the team which identified the new variant, said most people who had been in touch had been asking "can they get the test". 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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