People Whose Genetics Make Them Unique

World's Smallest Child

Charlotte holds the record for being the smallest child in the world.This is an extremely rare genetic condition called dwarfism. When Charlotte was five years old she was the size of a teddy bear for a newborn and not taller than a bottle of milk. She was only nine pounds at the time.

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