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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Hebridean genetics study to research links to major diseases

The Hebridean Baker, Coinneach MacLeod, whose genes could hold the key to finding the causes of diseases like cancer

PEOPLE with Hebridean ancestry are being asked to take part in a major genetic study, which could shed light on the causes of diseases such as cancer.

Experts have previously found that the genetic make-up of Hebridean people is different from the rest of Scotland.

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