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Comment by Terr_

1 hour ago

Not the major HLA markers, no, because there's a ~25% chance it'll match for two siblings [0] and can sometimes match other relatives.

Once you start looking at even more factors, you start reinventing a regular DNA-matching test.

[0] The "Birthday Paradox" makes the odds of confusion even higher with more siblings.

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