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DNA discovery of biological sisters via adoption

Overview

Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen, two women adopted from an Indian orphanage as infants, have discovered they are biological sisters through a commercial DNA test.

The pair originally met in 1996 at a gathering for adopted children in the Netherlands. Despite noticing a physical resemblance and feeling an immediate connection, they lost contact for approximately 15 years while being raised in separate Dutch families.

The kinship was confirmed following a DNA test conducted by Tijssen, who currently resides in France. Geltink, a mother living in the Netherlands, described the discovery as finding a “missing puzzle piece” that addressed a long-standing emotional void. The sisters have since reunited in 's-Hertogenbosch to celebrate their biological bond.

Entities

Meena Geltink · Minal Tijssen · India · Netherlands · MyHeritage

Timeline

26 days ago

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Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen discover they are biological sisters
Two lifelong friends, Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen, discovered they are biological sisters via a DNA test after being adopted separately from India to the Netherlands.
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Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen discover they are biological sisters via DNA test
Two childhood friends adopted from India have discovered they are biological sisters through a DNA test, 40 years after being separated by adoption.

Sources

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