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Charles Byrne, the Irish Giant - the original documentary.

Writer's picture: Hugh F MccloyHugh F Mccloy

Updated: Jun 28, 2020



In Mid-Ulster, about 1 in 150 people carry a genetic mutation to the AIP gene that leads to an overproduction of growth hormone resulting in acromegaly, also known as gigantism.


"This is probably the highest proportion of giants in the whole world in that little part of Northern Ireland," Marta Korbonits, professor of endocrinology at Barts and the London School of Medicine Queen Mary.




You can follow in the footsteps of giants in the local area that Charles Byrne grew up in check out www.embrace.tours

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