DNA kits can bring unwanted surprises

By Philip Sherwell
Updated January 14 2013 - 9:23am, first published 3:00am

FOR Carole Kushnir, a test that she took out of simple curiosity about her genetic make-up revealed a double risk of cancer. And for Karen Durrett, it led to her meeting a father she had never known - and brought to light a potentially fatal condition.

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