The 'gene (DNA) self-diagnosis kit' that parents gave to their daughter as a Christmas gift shocked a family.

It was revealed that the daughter who had been raised for 28 years was not the real daughter due to a mistake that occurred during the past artificial insemination (IVF) procedure.



On the 3rd local time, foreign media such as ABC, USA, reported the nightmare of Christmas experienced by Mike and Ginny, who live in Ohio, USA.




In 1991, at Summa Akron City Hospital, the couple underwent IVF and gave birth to a daughter, Jessica.

Last year, nearly 30 years later, Jessica planned a trip to Italy for Christmas, and her Italian father, Mike, gave his daughter a genetic self-test kit as a gift and encouraged her to look for distant relatives living in Italy.



However, the DNA test showed that Jessica did not have Italian genes at all.

In other words, the result was that the father Mike and Ms. Mike were not biologically related.




To the shocking result, Jessica and her father underwent a DNA paternity test at another hospital, but it was found that there was no genetic relationship between the two.

In the end, Jessica traced her DNA genealogy to find her biological father, a man who attempted artificial insemination by the same doctor at the same hospital in 1991.



In response, his father Mike said at a press conference on the 2nd, "Daughter Jessica learned Italian following my bloodline, and only spoke Italian with her grandmother. When she woke up, she seemed to be living someone else's life." He said that he had filed a lawsuit on the grounds of medical negligence and lack of prior consent.



In a statement, the hospital said, "We take this allegation seriously. We understand the impact it will have on the family." "As time passes, there is not much information left, but we plan to proceed with the next step together with the family's lawyer."




However, Mike's family lawyer claimed that they had already sent medical records and a draft complaint to the hospital and doctor seven months ago, but had not received any contact from the hospital.



Father Mike appealed, "As a husband and father, it is very difficult to watch my family suffer."




Currently, in the United States, kits that can easily perform genetic testing are gaining popularity, and similar lawsuits are following.

In fact, a gene self-diagnostic kit with high sales says, 'You may discover unexpected blood ties.

It's rare, but it can affect you and your family'.



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