Posted on Dec 10, 2019

Man who had transplant finds out months later his DNA has changed to that of donor 5,000 miles...

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If you donate body fluids with genetic signature (e.g. blood, bone marrow, etc.), the recipient will have your DNA. This could cause confusion for forensics or identification in some cases

Man who had transplant finds out months later his DNA has changed to that of donor 5,000 miles...

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Posted 5 y ago

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Posted 5 y ago

Imagine getting a marrow transplant from a criminal then testing positive for the criminal's crime.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

Posted 5 y ago

Interesting share sir

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Cpl (Join to see)

Posted 5 y ago

Follow up...

What if a criminal gets a bone marrow transplant to thwart a DNA test?

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Man who had transplant finds out months later his DNA has changed to that of donor 5,000 miles...

Man who had transplant finds out months later his DNA has changed to that of donor 5,000 miles...

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