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Josie Adnitt & Nia Dalton

'My 19-year-old daughter will always look 4-years-old - there's no one like her'

Being different really is a superpower, and this one-of-a-kind family knows just what it feels like to stand out from the crowd. Dannia Shabbir is the only female in the world living with chromosome translocation - a rare genetic condition that means she will always look four-years-old.

When Dannia was born 19 years ago, medics noticed that she was smaller than average and had a low body temperature and low blood sugar. Genetics took one look at her and labelled her "funny-looking", before diagnosing her with the uncommon genetic phenomenon - which has only ever been recorded in three boys.

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