Adalia Rose: The Girl Who Ages Too Fast | BORN DIFFERENT

An 11-year-old ‘diva' has become an Internet superstar and built up a vast following on social media - despite suffering from a super-rare ageing condition. Adalia Rose, from Austin, Texas, has racked up nearly 170 million views on YouTube and more than 13 million likes on Facebook with her hilarious videos showcasing her infectious personality. But Adalia has Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome - a genetic condition characterised by the signs of accelerated ageing, which affects less than 500 people worldwide. In additional to premature ageing, other symptoms include dwarfism, lack of body fat and muscle, loss of hair, visible veins, a high pitched voice and stiffness in joints.

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26-Year-Old Model Wears Her ‘Wrinkles’ With Pride: BORN DIFFERENT

A 26-YEAR-OLD woman with a rare condition that makes her look decades older is challenging beauty standards by becoming a model. Hoping to break into the modelling industry, Sara Geurts from Minneapolis, Minnesota, is determined to carve out a successful modelling career despite battling with Dermatosparaxis Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) - a genetic condition that leaves her with excessively saggy skin.

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Dad’s Entire Body Is Covered In Tumours: BORN DIFFERENT

And we complain about a few pimples. Bless his soul and bless his wife who stands by his side throughout it all...

A FATHER suffering with a genetic condition has ‘bubble-like’ tumours covering his entire body. Believed to be suffering from Neurofibromatosis, Shadot Hossain is in a race against time to secure surgery to save his sight - and his life. Without an operation to slice away at the overgrown tumours on his face 47-year-old Shadot could permanently lose his vision.

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The Woman Who Constantly Smells Of Fish: BORN DIFFERENT

A WOMAN suffering with an extremely rare condition means she constantly smells like FISH. Kelly Fidoe-White, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, has lived her entire life with Trimethylaminuria – a disorder more commonly known as 'fish-odour syndrome.’ People suffering with the metabolic condition regularly produce a range of strong bodily odours including rotten fish, onion and faeces - Kelly describes her own smell as ‘fishy-oniony.'

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The 24-Year-Old Who Looks Like A Toddler: BORN DIFFERENT

MEASURING 87cm in height and weighing 20kg, Sari Rezita Ariyanti looks like your average three-year-old, except she isn’t a toddler - she’s actually 24-years-old. Born on 16 October 1993, Sari is unable to walk and has to rely on her relatives to push her around in a wheelchair. Sari also struggles to communicate verbally other than a few simple words and sounds. Sari’s mother didn’t even realise her daughter suffered from any kind of medical condition until she was two-years-old. The second of five children, Sari lives with her mum, Suryani H Suud and sister Lela in Didie Jaya District, Indonesia.

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