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Doctors overlooked a Florida teen’s rare endocrine condition. Then he turned 15 and they realized it was ‘getting a little out of hand’

Florida never misses with its headlines. This time, a 15-year-old has come out as a one-man uprising against gravity. While doctors brushed off his early symptoms for years, they’ve finally caught up with reality as he’s almost as tall as the tallest teen in the world now.

A resident of Naples, Florida, Gabriel Yates was already towering over half the town when he hit puberty at 13 years old. He was quietly enjoying the fame of being the tallest in class for years and drew eyes from everyone. But soon enough, he began to wonder if he’s simply tall or there’s something his doctors have been comfortably overlooking.

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