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Online Results: Privacy and Paternity Testing

by HOMEDNA on 08/16/2011

Preserving your privacy is an important part of what we do at IDENTIGENE. So if we post the results online, how can we safeguard your privacy when you are involved in a paternity test?

Securing Your Paternity Test Results

Once you determine paternity testing is necessary, you then move forward with the process. Here are some things to keep in mind:

For the personal paternity test you simply purchase the IDENTIGENE Paternity Test Kit at a local pharmacy and collect the DNA samples at home.
Included in the kit is an order form that you will fill out and send to the laboratory along with the DNA samples to complete your paternity testing.
On the order form you select a login and password for your own specific case. This login and password gives you access to your online results. Your login and password should be something that you will not only remember, but something that is unique to you and wont be predictable to a third party.
If you are arranging for a legal paternity test, the Client Support Representative assisting you with your case will ask for your secure login and password at the time the case is set up.
If you call to prepay for your personal paternity test instead of sending in a money order or your credit/debit card information, the client support representative will get your login and password from you at the time payment is taken. Again, this login and password should be something you will not forget.

Our Secure Website Holds Your Paternity Test Results

If you supply an email address on your order form, you will receive an email notification once your DNA samples have arrived at the laboratory, and another email notification once your paternity testing results are complete and ready to view online.

With your personally-prepared login and password you simply logon to our website at www.dnatesting.com, select “Results Login” and you are directed to our secure login page. Once you enter your login and password your results are available to review and print off as many time as you may need. It’s that simple, and very secure.

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Paternity Testing Accuracy

by HOMEDNA on 08/15/2011

Question: How accurate is the HomeDNA Home Paternity Test? My report indicated 0% probability of paternity, stating I am excluded as the biological father, yet the mother of the child still insists the child is mine and there are no other possibilities.

Answer: DNA paternity testing is the most accurate way of determining if a potential father is the biological father of a child. Paternity tests are accurate, and HomeDNA Paternity is a brand for DDC, an accredited laboratory, which confirms we conform to very strict guidelines and protocols.

We do double testing to ensure that we get the same profile and result on all exclusions. If you are positive the samples submitted to our laboratory for your paternity testing are actually your DNA samples, you can rest assure the results are accurate.

HomeDNA Paternity Test Results are Fast and Accurate

If you still have doubts about your personal paternity test, a legal test should put your mind at ease. A legal paternity test has the DNA samples collected by an impartial third party who witnesses the collections, verifies ID, and ships the samples to our laboratory to establish a chain of custody. Once the samples arrive at the laboratory, the testing process is identical to the testing process for personal paternity tests. The only difference between the two is the collection process. This means that as long as the same DNA profiles are submitted, the results will also be identical.

To learn more about DNA testing accuracy, click here.

If you have any questions, our Client Support Team is always happy to review your case and give you expert answers. They are available Mon-Fri. 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Eastern Time at 888-404-4363.

Maternity Testing vs. Paternity Testing

by HOMEDNA on 08/08/2011

Question: Can a mother in question test with a child using the IDENTIGENE Paternity Test Kit instead of a potential father?

Answer: Yes!

Paternity Testing or Maternity Testing?

Paternity testing involves a DNA test with a potential biological father and the child in question, but every now and then it’s not the father being questioned: it’s the mother. Maternity testing usually occurs in adoption or immigration cases; however, when the question of whether someone is the biological mother of a child does arise, a maternity test may help get the answer.

Maternity Testing to Help Answer Questions of Maternity

Maternity testing is completed in the same way as paternity tests. The probable mother swabs her cheek for DNA samples and sends them in to our laboratory for maternity testing along with cheek swab samples from the child. The single difference is the report will indicate it’s a maternity test instead of a paternity test.

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