but I think it may have been a contributing factor, but certainly not the main issues in the feud. Still, it's good they're going public, so that affected family members who may not realise they have this disease (Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome) might learn about it and seek treatment. It includes high blood pressure and tumours throughout the body, especially regarding the adrenal gland. The doctors are saying it could be an underlying cause of the famed McCoy temper that helped fuel the feud.
Of course, doctors love to analyse history (how Alexander died, for example, or whether Lincoln had Marfan's syndrome). The truth is likely that there were lots of contributing factors. But it's interesting that this may be one of them.
Disease Underlies Hatfield-McCoy Feud
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