Genetics

Becca Tomlinson underwent a double mastectomy after finding out she inherited a faulty gene.

Expectant parents at the Jessop Wing in Sheffield are invited to take part in the Generation Study.

The Generation Study will see 100,000 newborns screened nationwide to detect conditions earlier.

The research focused on the genetic faults that allow the disease to hijack a signalling system in the body.

Haemochromatosis is the most common genetic disorder in Northern Ireland and is mostly found in people of Irish and Scots ancestry.

The nurse is supporting patients from Cornwall to Gloucestershire with the complex condition.

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Stroud Maternity Hospital join a nationwide study.