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Buying DNA Testing at your Local Pharmacy: the Experience

by HOMEDNA on 09/10/2008

Everyday on my daily commute to work I sit and wait for a train in front of my local Rite-Aid®. Today as I sat there I pondered what it may be like for a customer of ours to purchase a DNA Paternity Test Kit off the shelf there or at one of thousands of other locations across the United States. It’s a difficult to imagine what a person may be thinking or feeling as they roam the isles of their local pharmacy or store searching for the DNA Testing Kit.

Because I want to understand this experience I am hoping that a few customers out there read this blog and either comment with their stories if they are comfortable or if they want to be more private they can email me at kstyer@identigene.com.

If you are thinking about buying a DNA Paternity test you can comment as well with your feelings or thoughts that have occured to you. I hope everyone is having a wonderful day.

Is Mom really Necessary for a DNA Test?

by HOMEDNA on 09/09/2008

It may seem like a silly idea to collect a DNA sample from mom for a DNA Paternity Test because there’s no doubt she’s mom, right? However, her DNA contains valuable information that can help strengthen the results of your paternity test or other tests to establish grandparent or sibling relationships.

Think of it this way: Both mom and dad give the child half of the child’s DNA. So if we test mom we can determine which half she contributed and which half came from dad.

In some rare cases, having the mother’s information along with the dad’s can mean the difference between an inconclusive DNA test result and a conclusive one. This is why we say her sample is highly recommended but not required. Most DNA paternity tests can be done conclusively without the mother’s samples.

The Ins and Outs of IDENTIGENE DNA Testing

by HOMEDNA on 09/08/2008

A few common questions come up after someone has either purchased their DNA Paternity Test Kit at a local pharmacy or have seen our website and would like to order a DNA test online.

How do I pay for the testing?

If you want to order the test either over the phone or on our website, you need to pay with a credit or debit card. You may also mail a money order to our laboratory with a request that your DNA Testing Kit be sent to you.

If you purchased a DNA Paternity Test Kit at your local pharmacy or superstore, you have three options for payment:

You can include a money order with your DNA test samples
You can include your credit or debit card number with your DNA test samples
You can call our client support team at 888-404-4363 to prepay for your testing with a credit or debit card number.

We do not accept personal checks as a method of payment.

Where can I have results sent when testing is complete? Can I get one copy sent to me and one another party?

There are two ways to obtain your DNA results:

Log in at DNAtesting.com to get your DNA Test results online.You can view your test results online if you set a username (usually your email address) and a case password.
Results can be mailed upon request through first class mail and generally arrive a few days after testing has completed.

For your protection and for privacy reasons, we do not email results or give results over the phone.You can view your test results online if you set a username (usually your email address) and a case password.

You can have results mailed to more than one location for an additional fee. Please contact us to make arrangements for delivery and payment.

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