expansion, its military ambitions in the region. these are security issues that affect both countries and they both benefit, really, from working together on them. a community on a remote scottish island has been told they have a higher risk of cancer because of their genetics. scientists identified a gene which is known to increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. laura goodwin has the story. people have lived here on the island of westray for many thousands of years. in part, the community s deep connection to their roots have helped scientists solve a 25 year medical puzzle an increase in family history of breast cancer first noticed by the screening services in 0rkney. now a team of geneticists have come to the island to communicate their findings face to face. over time, a pattern emerged, that we were starting to come across a gene difference in the gene that was, at that point, we were uncertain of the meaning of, but we kept finding it. and i was really suspicious that
and the generations to come. there are other communities within the uk that have a known prevalence of brca gene variants but identifying founder mutations like this is rare. women with the same variation have already been found across the uk and america, which means their roots, most likely, lead back to 0rkney. laura goodwin, bbc news. time now for the sports news. hello. i am mark edwards with your sports. there were 15 games played in the europa league and europa conference league on thursday, with quarter final places up for grabs. you can find all the results on the bbc sport website. the qualifiers include sporting lisbon, who beat arsenal on penalties, and manchester united. they cruised past real betis 1 0 in spain for a 5 1 aggregate victory. alistair bruce ball reports.
shaimaa khalil speaking a little earlier. a community on a remote scottish island has been told they have a higher risk of cancer after scientists identified a gene which is known to increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. laura goodwin has the story. people have lived here on the island of westray for many thousands of years. in part, the community s deep connection to their roots have helped scientists solve a 25 year medical puzzle an increase in family history of breast cancer first noticed by the screening services in 0rkney. now a team of geneticists have come to the island to communicate their findings face to face. over time, a pattern emerged, that we were starting to come across a gene difference in the gene that was, at that point, we were uncertain of the meaning of, but we kept finding it. and i was really suspicious that that gene alteration was important, and it was explaining the pattern of breast and ovarian cancer that we were seeing in those what appeared t
if we carry the gene. karen scott has already been tested for the gene due to herfamily history of breast cancer. she did not have it but hopes other women will be tested. 0rcadians are all over the world. this is a massive discovery. and hugely important for the health of every individual in 0rkney, and the generations to come. there are other communities within the uk that have a known prevalence of brca gene variants but identifying founder mutations like this is rare. women with the same variation have already been found across the uk and america, which means their roots, most likely, lead back to 0rkney. laura goodwin, bbc news. that s all for now.
we have got a lot of cloud and producing drizzly showers pushing their weight gradually northwards. it will not be cold under the cloud, could be some hill folk to start saturday. but frost free. low pressure driving things, heavy and potentially thundery showers on saturday but sunday is the drier and brighter day of the weekend. scientists in aberdeen say they ve solved the mystery of why people in the orkney islands and their descendants may be more susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer. it s all about a gene variant which is already known to increase the risk of those cancers being more common in people of 0rcadian heritage. laura goodwin has the details. people have lived here on the island of westray for many thousands of years. in part, the community s deep connection to their roots have helped scientists solve a 25 year medical puzzle. an increase in family history of breast cancer first noticed