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A trio of brothers who grew breasts due to a rare genetic disorder are now 'living a normal life' after going under the knife.

The Ramírez brothers, from the Dominican Republic, said they were 'extremely happy' they were no longer being bullied, beaten and ridiculed for their 'moobs'.

Yeuri, 17, told local TV: 'It hurt a lot but now I feel good. Now they can't make fun of us anymore.'

Surgery: A trio of brothers went under the knife because they developed breasts due to a genetic condition

Rare: The trio of brothers who grew breasts due to a rare genetic disorder are now 'living a normal life' after going under the knife

The plight of the siblings, which some have described as a hoax, was highlighted when their desperate father Felipe appealed for help, via the island's news programme Zona5, from specialists.

His work as a food stall seller, and the absence of the boys' mother who left when they were little, meant he did not have enough money to pay for an operation.

Happy familiy: Felipe Ramirez (right) with his three sons after their operation and a presenter from Zona5, which was instrumental in organising their surgery

 

Bed bound: Yeuri, 17, told local TV: 'It hurt a lot but now I feel good. Now they can't make fun of us anymore'

Doctors said they will now monitor the boys and give them medicine to block the female hormones they were producing.

And they revealed that the condition, affecting the boys from the southern rural town of Magueyal, was genetic.

It was most likely due to a hormonal anomaly passed on through generations of the area’s small congenital gene pool.