Three brothers have a mystery condition which means they have never grow taller than toddlers.
Daljeet, 13, Kamaljit, 11, and Ramneet Singh, 7, are around 20in tall and according to their family, have been told they will never grow any taller.
Their family say they are often mistaken for toddlers, aged two or three.
Doctors have been unable to determine the cause of their reduced height, but the family from Punjab, India, claim they have been told it is due to something in their brains.
Their mother, who remains unnamed, said: “We do all their work.
“Whenever people see them, many people make fun of them and many love them.
“We have to face a lot of difficulties in taking them anywhere.
“Even for getting treatment, we take all three in our lap because due to the small height, all three cannot walk much, nor can they get themselves treated.
The youngest lad, Ramneet, can’t stand due to his condition, local sources said, and the three were denied a place at school due to their height.
The parents are hoping to raise awareness and get answers, by speaking out about the children.
A rare genetic condition has made nine of the 11 members of a family dwarfs.
The children’s condition is not dwarfism, but The Mirror has reported on another family who are affected by it.
Ram Raj Chauhan’s clan once consisted of 21 people – 18 of whom suffered from a genetic condition called Achondroplasia which causes short limbed dwarfism.
Achondroplasia is the most common form of disproportionate dwarfism, and is characterised by a normal sized torso and short limbs.
Ram Raj, 52, originally had seven sisters and four brothers, with eight of the 11 siblings suffering from the condition.
But some of them have passed away, including his elder brother, Prithvi Raj.
Ram Raj now lives with 10 of his family members in the Old City in Hyderabad, India.
Nine of them have the condition, making them the largest dwarf family in the city.
Their condition attracts a lot of attention, much of it unwanted.
Curious looks, verbal jibes and taunts are a common occurrence when the family steps out.
Ram Raj explained: “If we go out, people crowd around us and ask us strange questions like, ‘Why are you so short?’, ‘Where are you from?’. Everyone teases us.”
There are also other health issues which they must contend with as well.
Due to the shortness of their legs, walking can become a problem.
They also experience weakness in their legs when walking.
Ram Raj explained: “After a certain age, the legs become weak. I have seen my grand father and my father face this, but they still managed to walk properly.
“But I have difficulty in walking and my younger brother can’t walk without help. Same with two of my sisters.”
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