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Gabriel Yates, a 15-year-old from Naples, Fla., always enjoyed being the tallest kid in school — but eventually he had questions about whether something else was happening

After turning to the internet, he wondered if he might have gigantism, a very rare hormone condition

After a barrage of tests, doctors found Gabriel had three times the normal growth hormone level and a pituitary tumor

Gabriel Yates always enjoyed being the tallest kid in school — that is, until he made it to eighth grade and had to start ducking under doorways, becoming something of an oddity to others. Someone to be remarked upon, however randomly.

“Strangers ask me about playing sports, so I mention I do acting [instead] and they start listing every actor over 6’5,"” Gabriel, 15, tells PEOPLE. “It’s

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