How are the samples collected?
Do you have to use blood? Most collections are performed with a sterile swab. The swabs are rubbed inside the cheek collecting epithelial cells from all tested individuals. The collection is painless. Samples are collected from one person at a time and sealed in front of the clients. 3. Can blood be used for testing? Yes blood can be used from one or all people being tested. Results are guaranteed with either blood or the epithelial cheek cells. 4. How old does the child have to be? Testing can be completed on newborns, any age child or adult. We can even do prenatal testing. With prenatal testing there is a increased cost and the mothers Obstetric Doctor will have to preform collection of the samples. 5. Can testing be completed if the alleged father is deceased? Yes there are several ways to do the testing. Samples can be collected at the time of autopsy like cheek cells, blood or a tissue sample. Other options are if they had recent surgery or blood work at a hospital the next of ki
A sterile swab, very similar to a q-tip, is rubbed on the inside of the cheek from the child and the alleged father. If practical, the mother should also be sampled, however this is not mandatory for an accurate analysis. 4. Are you collecting saliva for analysis when a buccal swab is done? NO. While saliva is collected on the swab, it is actually the epithelial (cheek) cells that are being collected for analysis. 5. What if the mother, child and alleged father(s) live in different cities/states? We can accommodate each participant of the same test with separate appointment times (for legal tests) and or locations across the U.S. If you are utilizing a private paternity test we can split the kit up and send each portion to a different address. Each kit is identified by a unique laboratory accession number so that all samples can be tested together once received back in the laboratory. To order a split kit, be sure to add the “Split Kit” option to your shopping cart. You can enter the a
The inside of the cheek of each person being tested is gently wiped with a soft cotton swab. Because almost every cell in a person’s body contains his or her unique DNA, swabbing a cheek is a safe, easy way to collect the sample. Each sample is then sealed in its own envelope, labeled for identification purposes and sent to our lab for processing. Back How reliable are the results? Our highly accurate DNA paternity testing procedures and technology virtually eliminate the chance of false negatives or false positives due to random chance, racial similarities, or a non-paternal blood-relative relationship. We can deliver accurate conclusive results even in difficult cases, such as those involving incest or where the alleged fathers are related to each other – providing evidence that can quickly streamline court proceedings and facilitate pretrial settlements. If required, Orchid Cellmark can also offer skilled expert witnesses to provide depositions and expert testimony in court. Back Wh
