LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas woman who suffered a rare disorder that made it impossible for her to stop growing has died. Tanya Angus was 34. Karen Strutynski says her daughter stood 7 feet 2 inches and ...

A teenager living with a rare form of gigantism will start the school year off with some new shoes – thanks to the kindness of strangers who first heard his plight on Indianapolis’ WXIN-TV. Shoes had ...

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 4 (UPI) --Two is often better than one, but not when it comes to the DNA and RNA that make up the human chromosome. Researchers now believe gene duplication in a specific region, ...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV/CNN) - A Las Vegas woman with a growth abnormality has died. The condition caused the 34-year-old to grow to 7' tall. Karen Strutynski knew the time would come, but that didn't make it ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window A duplication in a short stretch of the X chromosome may be ...

Scientific, technological and medical advances made in the past two decades are leading to more definitive diagnoses, earlier and more effective treatment options and better outcomes for patients ...

Gigantism, which is caused by excessive production and secretion of growth hormone, is an extremely rare and poorly understood disorder. Previous studies have identified mutations in the MEN1 and AIP ...