| Frequently
Asked Questions about DNA Parentage Testing
DNA Test Express is happy to answer any questions
you may have regarding paternity testing. If you do not find the
information you need here or elsewhere in this site, please do
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Following is a list of frequently asked questions from our customers:
No, but if she is, the paternity
test may take less time and provide for a higher level of certainty.
When the mother participates we are able to subtract her contribution
to the child's DNA pattern before comparison to the tested man's.
No, most of our clients
order and schedule paternity testing directly from their Genelex
parentage testing specialist. If you want us to communicate with
any involved relatives, doctors, or attorneys you must authorize
us to do so. 
No, we regularly perform
paternity testing on newborn infants using umbilical cord blood,
an easy and painless procedure that takes place right in the delivery
room. For other young children we use cheek (buccal) swabs.
No, we have a worldwide network
of collection centers. In many locations, medical personnel can
come right to your home. You set the timing and arrangements when
you schedule.
We have a variety of paternity
testing and collection options available including cheek (buccal)
swabs. You can order the fully verified legal test or the more
convenient home test depending on your needs and circumstances.
Please choose carefully to avoid having to order a retest in the
future.
Genelex routinely performs the
broadest spectrum of paternity and DNA identity tests available
today. This allows us to report results with a high level of certainty
even when key family members are unavailable. Here are some examples:
Pre-Natal paternity testing is
performed on samples obtained by trained medical personnel using
the amniocentisis or CVS (chorionic villis sampling) procedures.
It is the responsibility of the client to seek medical advice
concerning the performance of these procedures.
Grand Paternity is called for
when the father is unavailable. It is a straightforward paternity
test when both of his parents are available for testing and there
is no doubt as to his parentage.
Kinship Analysis is a more complicated
paternity test because the family relationships must be determined
using fewer and more distantly related individuals, such as the
child's Aunts and Uncles or Brothers and Sisters. It is possible
using the most advanced of DNA testing methods to determine if
two people are siblings, half-siblings or unrelated.
Deceased individuals can be tested
using medical, funerary, or abandoned biological materials. Often
these are routine, but they may involve serious criminal charges
and difficult-to-work-with samples. We have extensive experience
and an outstanding, courtroom proven record with these cases.
If the date of death is recent, call immediately to discuss the
circumstances to prevent the loss of easily obtainable samples.
Paternity testing reports are
typically provided ten to fifteen working days following receipt
of the samples. At the time all required samples are received
you will be informed and given a projected completion date. Rush
testing in four days is available at additional cost. Call
your DNA paternity specialist now for details.
Information of any kind regarding
a case will not be released to anyone other than the tested parties
and their named representatives without written order.
Paternity testing is not considered
to be a medically necessary procedure; therefore, it is not covered
by health insurance or Medicaid.
Although blood typing was once
used as a tool in determining parentage, this system is completely
inconclusive. Even the most uncommon blood type is shared with
at least 10% of the population, meaning millions of other men
are just as likely to be the father. Elimination by blood type
is also inconclusive because it does not take natural mutation
into account.
Reports are mailed to all tested
adults and their designated representatives. Reports can be sent
by fax if requested, but can not be given over the telephone.
The report is a confidential, notarized legal document that has
a scientific description of the genetic patterns. Information
is also included that explains the results in everyday language.
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