WHY DO WE DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING SIGN?
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IF YOU DO NOT PURCHASE FROM US
MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THE LAB PROCESSING YOUR TEST IS AABB ACCREDITED. 
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	The American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) is the only national accrediting agency for relationship testing. AABB accreditation is the assurance that your DNA test is performed by qualified scientists and according to valid scientific practices.
	Unaccredited laboratory results do not stand up in a court of law if challenged.  Many states have statutes which require that court admissible testing must be accomplished by an AABB accredited lab.  Please see this link for more information or discuss it with your attorney.
	Our Home DNA kits are tested identically as a legal chain of custody test.  The AABB does not accredit home kit tests because the sample collection is not in accordance with their sample collection standards.  In summary, the AABB requires the following for an accredited legal chain of custody test which is different from a self collected (home) test kit: All biologic samples shall be collected by persons with no interest in the outcome of the test. Photocopy of government issued identification or photograph of the tested parties. Collected samples must be sealed in a tamper proof package by the person verifying the collection. Tested participants cannot package or transfer their own sample.
	If you do not purchase from us, follow these tips to insure that you can count on your results: Determine that an AABB accredited lab will be running your test.  When your results are received, verify that the lab is on the AABB list. If the lab that ran your test is not accredited by the AABB then you should seriously consider having another test  run.  There are no laws dictating that a lab cannot operate from a person's garage or basement by inexperienced personnel.  You should be confident that the results are accurate.  Do not trust  the information that non accredited labs place on their website.  Most of their information is fabricated from competitor websites.

	The Relationship Testing Accreditation Program is based on standards for the performance of tests for relationships and provides for the assessment and accreditation of laboratories performing relationship testing. This list of AABB-Accredited Parentage Testing Laboratories specifies those laboratories in the US that have attained AABB accreditation in relationship testing. This accreditation helps laboratories achieve quality performance. For more information regarding AABB accreditation, please contact Nicole Bass at nikkib@aabb.org, or call (301) 215-6584.
	The American Association of Blood Banks collects annual statistics from parentage testing laboratories in the United States and abroad. The Parentage Testing Standards Program Unit is proud to present the most current data obtained from the Parentage Testing Annual Report Form. The 2008 Annual Report Summary presents information regarding case volumes, trends and changes in technologies, and mutation rates for RFLP and PCR methods.
	The reports listed above are in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat).  Please click on the logo below to obtain the latest Acrobat reader if necessary.

What if I have unanswered questions?  Many answers are provided along with the order information links.  Select the order button on the left side of the page, and then select the specific area of interest (paternity, maternity, sibling, infidelity).  If you still have questions, please call us toll free (888) 875-7574.