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Laron syndrome: The Ecuadorians that might hold the key to treating cancer - BBC World Service

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People with Laron syndrome rarely grow beyond 1.2m due to a genetic mutation that limits the bodyโ€™s growth.

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@chofaimporovitch1543 From YouTube โ†— 20 Jul 2026 1
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@Matthew_Ssali From YouTube โ†— 20 Jul 2026 1
Messi had a similar condition.
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@JohhnyB82 From YouTube โ†— 20 Jul 2026 2
Is it possible that the fossils of homo floresiensis are a population with this condition?
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@karenneill9109 From YouTube โ†— 20 Jul 2026 4
I wonder if taking the growth factor will nullify the reduction in diabetes and cancer inherently in the condition. Iโ€™m not sure Iโ€™d give the medication to my child until I knew the answer to that.
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@RachelleSchindler From YouTube โ†— 20 Jul 2026 8
These people should be fully funded and researched. The fact they have a lower rate of cancer and diabetes could be the medical brake through needed.
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@simsfairytales9589 From YouTube โ†— 19 Jul 2026 4
Akin to dwarfism, a condition not a disease
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@Nifey_spoony From YouTube โ†— 19 Jul 2026 7
I think we should look to Las Piรฑas as an example of how our western countries should be treating little people. Iโ€™m sick of watching my fellow Americans dehumanize people who look different.
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@susanne5803 From YouTube โ†— 19 Jul 2026 7
Thank you very much to the people and families willing to share their lives and their medical story! I really hope that the Ecuadorian government is willing to help!
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@Jacqueline-xb5nk From YouTube โ†— 19 Jul 2026 9
Glad BBC posted this piece!
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@olgayaresko4925 From YouTube โ†— 18 Jul 2026 1
I don'tt understand a single word! I don't want to read subtitles. I want to understand the video
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@mailill From YouTube โ†— 18 Jul 2026 18
Ecuador is such a beautiful country, and the Ecuadorians are such beautiful people! I'll never forget the year I lived there, it was one of the best years of my life! I'm also happy to notice what seems to me an increase in living standards for the middle class, compared to thirty years ago.
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@KadoshZerah From YouTube โ†— 17 Jul 2026 42
It is NOT a catastrophic illness... It is just a stigmatized condition. Free treatment should be offered on that basis to those who chose to undergo IGF-1 supplementation.
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@hailynewma9122 From YouTube โ†— 16 Jul 2026 26
why call it a disease when it is a condition
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@BBCWorldService From YouTube โ†— 16 Jul 2026 3
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