Research from Scottish universities found that the mutated genes most likely originated from a founding Orkney island member, at least 250 years ago.
A gene mutation which increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer has been linked to people with Orkney heritage.
As a result of the findings, planning is under way to offer free testing for the gene variant to anyone living on the Scottish islands with a Westray-born grandparent, regardless of their family history with the disease. BRCA1 is a tumour suppressor gene that helps to protect us from developing cancer, according to the NHS.
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