Yao Defen
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Tallest woman in the world at her death. Her gigantism was caused by a pituitary tumour, treated surgically in 2002 without lasting effect.
People of giant stature measured under modern conditions, with a named cause where one is known. This is the only class on the page where the height itself is verified.
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