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DNA
experts with your questions about DNA testing toll free.
1.877.362.2360
Who uses our lab?
Each paternity test is run twice and
checked by a doctor before the results are sent back to you.
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Accreditations
DNA testing methods evolve at a rapid pace. To ensure our laboratory’s top performance
in all aspects of our testing services, we participate in several voluntary accreditation
programs. These programs verify the reliability of our equipment, the qualifications
of our laboratory staff, and the soundness of our testing methods and standard operating
procedures.
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American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
The AABB’s Parentage Testing Accreditation program is the gold standard
for DNA paternity testing laboratories. The program establishes and promotes the
highest standards of testing quality and care for patients in all aspects of parentage
testing. Most courts and other government agencies require DNA tests to be performed
by AABB-accredited laboratories. Our laboratory started receiving AABB accreditation
in 1996 and has achieved a perfect, zero-deficiency rating in its past three consecutive
inspections by the AABB. |
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Forensic Quality Science-International
(FQS-I/ISO IEC 17025)
FQS-I is the country's longest established provider of ISO accreditation
to forensic science testing laboratories in the U. S. It is one of the accrediting
bodies recognized by NDIS Procedures Board and the only one that has successfully
completed the rigorous scrutiny of operations required by the National Cooperation
for Laboratory Accreditation. Our laboratory is one of the first U.S. laboratories
to achieve this accreditation.
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ASCLD/LAB-International
The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board
is the most stringent accreditation program for forensic DNA laboratories. Our laboratory
is currently the only private DNA laboratory to achieve this prestigious accreditation. |
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College of American Pathologists (CAP)
The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program is recognized by the federal government
as being equal to or more stringent than the government’s own laboratory inspection
program. Our laboratory has achieved another perfect rating in its most recent CAP
inspection, which examined our general laboratory procedures as well as our excellence
in providing molecular diagnostics services.
CAP accreditation also requires laboratories to participate in its Proficiency Testing
Program, in which CAP sends samples to the laboratories for DNA testing and evaluates
the laboratories’ results. Many laboratories participate in this program but do
not obtain accreditation, which entails a more rigorous, on-site laboratory inspection.
Our laboratory is one of few laboratories that participate in and have perfectly
passed both proficiency testing and laboratory accreditation programs.
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New York State Department of Health
(NYSDOH)
The NYSDOH certification permits laboratories to perform DNA tests
on cases originating from New York. NYSDOH rigorously inspects the entire testing
service, including processes performed outside the lab, such as chain of custody
and patient referrals. Our laboratory is one of the few AABB-accredited laboratories
that also possess the prestigious NYSDOH certification, achieving a perfect rating
in its past three inspections.
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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
(CLIA)
The CLIA accreditation issued by the U.S. Department of Health ensures
laboratory results are timely, accurate, and reliable. Our laboratory has been accredited
by CLIA for over 8 years. |
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