For Court Admissible Tests, GenQuest DNA Analysis Laboratory can make arrangements for sample collection throughout the United States. We will provide a convenient location, date, and time for your collection. Testing arrangements can be made by calling GenQuest at (877) 362-5227 or (775) 358-0652.
Buccal Swabs
The standard collection of samples by GenQuest is a safe and reliable procedure that uses Buccal Swabs. The collection procedure is a painless non-invasive procedure in which cheek cells are collected on foam tipped applicators and then transferred to FTA cards (specially treated paper) or collected with cotton tipped swabs for transport and testing.
Buccal swabs allow for the collection from newborns, children and adults. Buccal Swabs are a very efficient method of collecting samples and seldom require recollection of samples. Under special circumstances arrangements can be made to use umbilical cord blood, venous blood, tissues, bone and other body fluids.
Personal Paternity Screening Tests
In Personal Paternity Screening Tests, collection kits and instructions are mailed to the individuals involved in the testing. The collections are performed by the individuals in the privacy of their own homes. The samples are then mailed back to the laboratory for testing. Screening tests are not court admissible tests. (Not an AABB Accredited Test)