When questions of paternity arise, and the decision is made that a paternity test is necessary, you want to be sure that the answers you receive are accurate. One important part of selecting a paternity testing laboratory is to first verify they are accredited with the AABB, formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks.
Why is it important for a laboratory that performs paternity tests to be accredited?
Accredited paternity test laboratories are held to a higher standard. They follow specific guidelines and processes to ensure:
- The accuracy of each paternity test result, and
- The reliability of each sample that passes through the laboratory
These strict guidelines are governed by accreditation. The AABB audits each accredited laboratory on an annual basis to verify these guidelines and processes are being maintained. They are methodical, and they insist on the absolute compliance of each laboratory.
If a laboratory is not accredited, this means they may not follow these stringent process requirements and are not audited to verify they are doing all they can to ensure you get the most reliable paternity test results.
IDENTIGENE Paternity Testing Laboratory
IDENTIGENE is accredited by the AABB. Other accreditation includes Laboratory Accreditation Bureau (LAB-ISO), which means we are accredited to perform DNA testing for immigration purposes. All this indicates we are determined to be the most reliable paternity testing laboratory to get you peace of mind.
Jeannette Scholz says
Why are you falsifying your accredidation with AABB? You can easily go onto their website and see that youare not accredited by their foundation! I am infuriated by the knowledge of this after my daighters father did a paternity test on my daughter, himself and Me. and it came out that his is not her father by your testing us. She is identical to him and i am apt to getting a attorney and pursuing this in court with your company! Stop falsifying yourselfs and do your jobs properly or dont work in this field!!!!!
Identigene says
Hi Jeannette,
Thank you for your patience! You might have missed our company on the AABB website since we are listed first by our parent company, Sorenson Genomnics-Identigene, here is the link to the AABB page where you can see our company listed on their site:
https://www.aabb.org/sa/facilities/Pages/RTestAccrFac.aspx
The listing will read: “UT Sorenson Genomics-Identigene Salt Lake City United States 1 (888) 404-4363”
You may also go on our website, dnatesting.com, and see our certificate of accreditation from the AABB. Here is the link:
http://www.dnatesting.com/dna-laboratory/dna-testing-laboratory-accreditations
Click on “View the AABB Certificate”
We hope that this will help in resolving your concern. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.
If desired, you may also contact the AABB directly and inquire our accreditation through their company. Here is their contact information listed from their website.
AABB Accreditation Department
Email: accreditation@aabb.org
Phone: +1.301.215.6492
https://www.aabb.org/sa/facilities/Pages/RTestAccrFac.aspx
Thank you for your question!