Exploring experts' views on "Not Parent Expected" discoveries via direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry testing.

Careau J, Feys R, Larmuseau MHD, Drumsta R, Whitley R

DOI: 10.1186/s12910-026-01494-4
Published: 2026 May 25
Container: BMC medical ethics
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12910-026-01494-4,
  title = {Exploring experts' views on "Not Parent Expected" discoveries via direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry testing.},
  author = {Careau J and Feys R and Larmuseau MHD and Drumsta R and Whitley R},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC medical ethics},
  doi = {10.1186/s12910-026-01494-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-026-01494-4}
}

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TI  - Exploring experts' views on "Not Parent Expected" discoveries via direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry testing.
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AU  - Larmuseau MHD
AU  - Drumsta R
AU  - Whitley R
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JO  - BMC medical ethics
DO  - 10.1186/s12910-026-01494-4
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J, C., R, F., MHD, L., R, D., & R, W. (2026). Exploring experts' views on "Not Parent Expected" discoveries via direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry testing.. BMC medical ethics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-026-01494-4

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