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Karina Babenok

“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

“Order. Spit. Discover” are the three simple steps listed on 23andMe’s website. By sending a saliva collection kit to the ancestry test company, people can learn more about their family origins in three to four weeks.

However, the company’s terms and service also contain a warning, “you may discover things about yourself that trouble you and that you may not have the ability to control or change.”

A group of people who have used these services have learned this the hard way after discovering that they were born of incestuous relationships.

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