Health / Donations handed over to Viking Genes
A COUPLE of donations were recently made to the Viking Genes fundraising drive for Shetland – with hundreds of pounds handed over.
A donation of £440 was made by the Shetland ex-whalers association, while a further £300 was donated by the St Ringan Cryptic Council No. 300 masonic lodge.
The aim would be identify anyone from the island communities with a higher genetic risk of developing a number of life-threatening conditions, with the focus on prevention.
The hope is to be able to screen 5,000 Shetlanders as it builds on work already carried out by the Viking Genes team, which is led by Professor Jim Wilson from the University of Edinburgh.
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