'Accidental sister-wife?' : Husband Gets Tested for Wife’s Kidney Transplant, Results Reveal an Abnormally High DNA Match, Leaving Him to Speculate Whether They're Secretly Related

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    Font - Posted by u/throwway_wifeismyHS 25 days ago F2 TIFU By getting getting tested to donate a kidney to my wife.
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    Font - I decided to get tested to see if I could donate my kidney to my wife of 6 years. We have two kids together (4f,2m). My wife got sick just after our son was born and now is in need of a kidney transplant. We checked with her relatives and none were a match or a viable doner.
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    Font - Last week I got tested. I knew it would be a long shot so I decided to get tested to see if I could donate. I got a call the other day saying that I was a match. The doctor then said something about wanting to do additional testing due to some information from the HLA tissue test results. I didn't think much of it and agreed.
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    Font - Then the results came in I was shocked and confused. He explained that because of how DNA is passed down through a parent to a child information generations could have at least a 50% match. Siblings could have a 0-100% match. It was rare to have a high match as husband and wife. I asked what does that mean.
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    Font - He said that my wife and I have an "abnormally high match percentage."
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    Font - Long story short were related. No I'm not kidding. I was put up for adoption before I was born. Placed into a family that moved across the country. I knew I was adopted but we didn't have any I formation about my bio family. It was a closed adoption.
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    Font - I met my wife by chance 8 years ago. I was on a trip from work and she was working at the sight I went to. We worked together for a week. We exchanged numbers kept in touch. I was sent back there 3 more times that year and each time we became closer. I was given the opertunity to be transferred out there in a new higher paying position in a different department as hers the rest is history.
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    Font - I don't know what do do moving forward but I know it may be wrong. She is my wife and the mother of our kids. This post is probably going to get removed but it is all true.
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    Font - TL;DR: Wife of 6 years needs a kidney I got tested and we have an abnormally high match percentage for being husband and wife.
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    Font - Edit: look at name. All of my family is from my adopted parents. My parents adopted me 2 minutes after I was born. Their name is on my Birth certificate. They have not told me anything about my bio parents and don't have any info. Her family is not a match as stated above most of her family has low match potential or can't donate due to medical or other reasons. I am 2 years older than my wife. I do know that my wife was born when her parents were late teens.
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    Font - woolash +2 25 days ago Your kidney should work well then, eh?
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    Font - BigBeagleEars 24 days ago +1. Hey little sis, wanna find out how many different organs I can put in you? • op probably
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    Font - bunnybunny690 +3. 25 days ago I mean at this point you are married with children already can't take that back so don't see much point in blowing worlds up I guess.
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    Font - +3 24 days ago People have a kneejerk reaction because "incest" but the major reason why incest is fucking weird and wrong is the social/family relationship aspect of it. In OP's case he literally has never known his wife as a family member so there's nothing taboo about it. The actual reason for concern by OP is the chance of passing on bad genes/traits that both you and your partner have, Pr3stone
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    Font - but those effects usually need multiple generations to compound in any statistically meaningful way, I think? If all OP's children are perfectly healthy, it's probably completely safe to have more kids who will also turn out completely fine.
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    Font - CloanZRage +2 24 days ago ● Probably wise to consult a medical professional before having any further kids though; just to be safe. I hope OP isn't too shook. It's a really peculiar situation but there's no shame in this. Even if the current kids aren't as healthy as they otherwise could be. It's no one's fault.
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    Font - PM-ME-YOUR-TOOTS +2. 25 days ago & 2 More You already have kids and they are assumedly healthy since you didn't mention any crazy abnormalities. If you're happy, you're happy. Donate the kidney to your sister-wife and continue being great parents to your children.
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    Font - ZhugeSimp +2 25 days ago ● Continue the family ladder
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    Product - JoseSaldana6512 +3 24 days ago You misspelled English Royal Family

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