The world's tallest woman has died in eastern China at age 39.
Chinese state media say Yao Defen died on Nov. 13 at her home in the province of Anhui.
Guinness World Records in January 2010 had certified her as the
world's tallest living woman, at seven-foot-seven. According to its
website, Yao may still have been growing due to a portion of a tumour
remaining on her pituitary gland. The website states she was too ill to
be measured again.
The local Xin'an Evening News did not give the cause of death, but
said in a report that Yao suffered from gigantism, with a tumour on her
pituitary gland disrupting her levels of growth hormone. A government
official in her county who gave only his surname, Liu, confirmed Yao's
death on Wednesday.
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