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Irish Mirror
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Sarah Barrett

Belfast man on 'Celtic Curse' blood condition - 'I feel fortunate to have been diagnosed'

A Belfast man has opened up about the "Celtic Curse" diagnosis he has been given after discovering he was living with haemochromatosis.

Chris Harrison, 45, suffers from the condition known as the Celtic Curse because it affects around 1 in 113 people in Ireland.

It's a genetic condition which leads to abnormally high levels of iron in someone's blood and, if untreated, can cause extensive damage to the organs.

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