Viking Genes research on the BBC and in The Times newspaper. BBC website: Faulty cancer gene traced back to Shetland island Click to read more and watch Viking volunteer Christine Glaser tell BBC Scotland's Laura Goodwin that 'The Viking gene survey helped find my cancer'Also featured on BBC Scotland's lunchtime TV news bulletin. Prof Jim Flett Wilson talking to the BBC about our BRCA2 finding in Whalsay Watch the interview here. Listen to Professor Jim Flett Wilson and Viking volunteer Christine Glaser on BBC Radio Shetland's 'Heartbeat' programme on 30 October 2024. In the written press:Shetland Times: Folk with Whalsay ancestry at higher cancer riskShetland News: Gene variant with higher risk of cancer more common in people with Whalsay heritage, study findsScottish Daily Mail: Scientists reveal origin of cancer risk gene was 18th century family from remote Scots islandThe Times: Shetland island link to cancer-risk geneThe University of Edinburgh: Cancer gene linked to Scottish islandThe University of Edinburgh publications: 'Your Impact' Summer 2024 Altmetric:Two founder variants account for over 90% of pathogenic BRCA alleles in the Orkney and Shetland Isles in Scotland The research was published in the European Journal of Human Genetics. To read more visit:Two founder variants account for over 90% of pathogenic BRCA alleles in the Orkney and Shetland Isles in Scotland This article was published on 2024-07-22
