In Search of Giants

<p><strong>They said giants were only legends but the truth is they are real. </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>A</strong><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> rare genetic mutation. A centuries-old mystery. A journey that spans folklore science and family.</strong></p><p></p><p><em>In Search of Giants: The Quest to Find the Genetic Giants of Northern Ireland</em> is a gripping blend of medical mystery personal memoir and Irish history. It follows Colleen Snyder the first person in the United States identified with a rare Irish genetic mutation that causes gigantism as she meets fellow giant Brendan Holland from Co. Tyrone and uncovers a forgotten legacy.</p><p></p><p><strong>What's inside:</strong></p><p></p><ul><li><strong>Rare disease and genetic discovery</strong> - Learn how a mutation in the AIP gene causes life-threatening gigantism and how it can remain undiagnosed in many for years.</li><li><strong>True medical mystery </strong>- Explore the story of Charles Byrne the 18th-century Irish giant whose body was stolen-and how his DNA cracked open centuries of scientific secrets.</li><li><strong>Irish history and folklore </strong>- Dive into the legends of Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the rich mythos of giants in Ulster where fact and folklore intertwine.</li><li><strong>Personal journey and identity</strong> - Follow Colleen's quest from a pandemic-era Google search to her discovery of ancestral ties newfound Irish kin and a global network of others with the same mutation that caused their gigantism.</li><li><strong>Genetic genealogy and ancestral connections</strong> - See how London researcher Professor Márta Korbonits traced this mutation back 2000 years to a hotspot between Lough Neagh and the Sperrin Mountains linking families from Mid-Ulster in Northern Ireland to Scotland Canada Australia and beyond.</li><li><strong>Interviews and lived experiences</strong> - Hear the voices of modern-day giants including co-author Brendan Holland as they reflect on what it means to carry this condition this history and this legacy.</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Perfect for readers who love:</strong></p><ul><li>Medical nonfiction</li><li>Rare disease memoirs</li><li>Genetic genealogy</li><li>Irish culture and ancestry</li><li>True stories of science and identity</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>The giants are real. Their stories are unforgettable.</strong></p><p></p><p>Join us in the search by scrolling up and ordering your copy of <em>In Search of Giant</em>s to uncover the astonishing truth that links myth medicine and memory across generations.</p>