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Windfarm profits should be used to screen Scots for rare diseases, says scientist

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Prof Jim Wilson leads a Viking DNA project that has discovered hotspots of rare disorders in Shetland , Orkney and the Western Isles .

He said money could prove vital in identifying people who need life-saving treatments.

Windfarms and other green energy projects across rural and island Scotland are expected to generate tens of millions of pounds in “community benefit funding”.

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