Our findings over the last five years have convinced Viking Genes Principal Investigator, Professor Jim Flett Wilson, that the results should feed into strategies for future genetic screening. We make the case here. Shetland Community Screening Project Working with the Shetland community to improve health and wellbeing and make future generations safer from genetic health risks. The case for genetic screening in Shetland We outline the urgent health need for population-wide genetic screening in Shetland. This article was published on 2025-01-16