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Florence Freeman

2ft girl, 9, mistaken for toddler after she stopped growing when she was just 3

A nine-year-old girl measures just 2ft tall after inheriting a rare condition which stops her from growing.

Komal, who lives in Patiala, Punjab, India, had stopped growing when she was just three years old.

Concerned family members took the young girl to a doctor who told them that she has Thalassemia - a blood disorder caused by the body not producing enough haemoglobin protein.

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