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Los Angeles – People with Laron syndrome, who have short stature due to a genetic defect in the growth hormone receptor, are less likely to develop diabetes, cancer and dementia as they age. A study in Med (2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2024.03.022) now shows that the risk of cardiovascular diseases is also lower. The syndrome, described by Israeli pediatrician Evi Laron in 1966, is extremely rare. Worldwide it should…