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Academics stop world's tallest man - 8'3" - from growing

Researchers at the University of Virginia medical centre have stopped hormones in Sultan Kosen’s pituitary gland.

Mar 13th 2012, 2:31 PM 6,966 Views 7 Comments

Sultan Kosen will not grow beyond the 8'3" at which he already stands.

Image: Felipe Dana/AP

THANKS TO TREATMENT by researchers at the University of Virginia Medical Center, the world’s tallest man may have reached his peak.

Measuring at 8′ 3″ (2.51 metres), 29-year-old Sultan Kosen of Turkey is listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records at the tallest living man.

Kosen visited the university in May 2010 for treatment for a disorder called acromegaly, which is usually caused by a tumour in the pituitary gland.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Kosen was placed on a new medication that could potentially help control the production of growth hormone and stop his continued growth.

According to university officials, doctors in Turkey say Kosen has stopped growing.

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Academics stop world's tallest man - 8'3" - from growing