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Adopted adults struggle to access family medical history in the UK
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Many adopted adults in the UK face difficulties getting their biological family's medical details, making it hard to understand their own health concerns. Aaliyah, 26, described trying to get her records as "bureaucratic hellscape" after being removed from her parents as a baby. Dr Chris Tennyson, 40, found out about a life-threatening genetic condition in his family 23 years after it became known.
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