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Re:Girl who never ages could hold key to 'biological immorta... by regal on Sunday August 18, 2013 @02:36PM (#6233636)
My guess is that these cases are dysfunctions with aspects of the growth / maturation process, rather than outright stoppage of aging. If you look up images of Nicky Freeman, the 40-year-old referenced in the article who "looks like a 10-year-old", he in fact looks more like a 40-year-old with the size and stature of a 10-year-old:

https://www.google.com/search?q="Nicky+Freeman"&um=1&ie=UTF-...

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Re:Girl who never ages could hold key to 'biological immorta... by chrischen on Sunday August 18, 2013 @02:41PM (#6233662)
Right, my guess is that it would have little effect if puberty has already ended.
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