Are buccal swabs as accurate as blood samples?
Buccal swabs and blood samples provide results with the same degree of accuracy. But since buccal swabs are easy and painless to collect, they are used in the majority of DNA paternity tests. 8. What do I need to bring to the appointment? In a Court Ready test, each adult tested party should bring government issued photo identification (e.g. driver’s license or passport) and if possible, government-issued identification for the child. 9. Can Samples Be Collected At Home? In a Curiosity test, standard cheek swab specimens, as well as non-standard samples, may be collected in a non-clinical setting such as a home. However the DNA paternity test results conducted using such samples are not to be used in a court of law. Results using samples collected at home will be for the knowledge of the tested parties only. 10. How Is My Personal Information Protected? Your privacy and security are important to us. Once samples are taken at the collection site, they are packaged in a tamper proof bag
