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Whether to share DNA discoveries that implicate living relatives

My birth certificate says one thing but my DNA matches suggest my mother had an affair and I don't know whether to tell my siblings.

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Genetic revelations about family secrets create moral dilemmas about truth-telling versus protecting relationships.

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