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Stacey Dooley helps people find answers to life-changing questions using the power of DNA.

Stacey Dooley helps people find answers to life-changing questions through the power of a DNA test.

Over 26 million of us have taken a DNA test in the past decade. This growing popularity of genetic testing has created worldwide databases that allow us to ask questions previously impossible to answer about our families, ancestry and health.

Stacey Dooley is meeting people across the UK who want to unlock mysteries hidden within their genetic code. Working with one of the UK’s leading geneticists, Professor Turi King, as well as genealogists, social workers and doctors, she uses the very latest DNA technology to reveal lost heritage, track down missing relatives and detect debilitating diseases before it is too late.

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DNA Family Secrets: Series 2: Episode 5

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Georgina and Matthew want to answer life-changing questions about their past through DNA.

Georgina is trying to find her Portuguese dad, while Matthew is wondering if he might be half Caribbean. Michaela and Richie are testing their son’s DNA for the genetic disorder 'bubble boy disease'.

Georgina was conceived 34 years ago when her mum had a holiday romance with a Portuguese waiter. She’s now wondering if her father is still alive. 
  
Matthew grew up never knowing his father’s identity and wants to know if his ancestry is actually Caribbean.   
  
Michaela and Richie only realised they could pass down the genetic disorder 'bubble boy disease' when they had their son Arlo. Now they’re testing their second child’s DNA to discover if he has to undergo life-saving gene therapy.

DNA Family Secrets: Series 2

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Stacey Dooley helps people unlock mysteries hidden in their DNA.



Stacey Dooley helps people unlock mysteries hidden in their DNA – from discovering lost ancestry and tracking down missing relatives to detecting diseases before it’s too late.

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