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and nbc's cynthia mcfadden is here and will help us get started. cynthia, good morning. >> good morning, everybody. on the cutting edge of science, we journeyed to ecuador to meet from unique people. less than 4 feet tall, scientists believe their dna may hold huge secrets that could, meet the big-hearted little people protected from cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. >> reporter: high in the andes mountains, quito, ecuador is almost 10,000 feet above sea level. looming large over the city, the giant virgin of quito statue. the wonders of this place can come in small packages, too. meet the tiny ecuadorians with a special gift. a rare condition that protects them from cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes. maybe even alzheimer's. >> only one person with this syndrome has died from cancer. >> yes. >> that's extraordinary. >> it is, it is. >> reporter: there's a cruel tradeoff. they can grow no taller than a unique form of drafshwarfism, a gene mutation that blocks them from receiving growth hormones. he just turned 18. he's t