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Title: See the world's tallest man Written by: duddy on Sep 28, 2014 (https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/4_28_09_14_2_12_53.jpeg) (https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=19019) Kösen's height was caused by the production of too much growth hormone due to a tumour in his pituitary gland. The tumour was eventually removed in 2010 through revolutionary gamma-knife surgery. Amge has a form of dwarfism, caused by a mutation in a bone growth gene. |