Colleen Snyder

Colleen Snyder lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Linden, Virginia. In 2020, she discovered that she is the first person in the U.S. found to have the rare Northern Ireland variant of the AIP genetic mutation that caused her gigantism. Knowing that her ancestors came from the area in 1861, Colleen contacted London physician and genetic gigantism researcher Professor Márta Korbonits who introduced her to co-author Brendan Holland who shares her gigantism diagnosis. Colleen has been published in The Washington Post and Destinations magazine.

Cónaíonn Colleen Snyder i Sléibhte Blue Ridge i Linden, Virginia. I 2020, fuair sí amach gurb í an chéad duine sna Stáit Aontaithe leis an leagan Thuaisceart Éireann den sóchán géiniteach AIP ba chúis lena fathacht. Agus fios aici gur tháinig a sinsir ón gceantar in 1861, chuaigh Colleen i dteagmháil leis an dochtúir ó Londain agus leis an taighdeoir fathacht géiniteach an tOllamh Márta Korbonits a chuir in aithne í don chomhúdar Brendan Holland a roinneann a diagnóis fathacht. Tá Colleen foilsithe san iris The Washington Post and Destinations magazine.