Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing

Service Description

Who needs to be tested? Mother and Alleged Father (AF) Paternity can be determined using a simple blood-draw from the mother and a buccal-swab collection from the alleged father. This non-invasive prenatal test is completely safe for both mother and unborn child and utilizes the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to generate results. The technology examines 2,688 SNP (pronounced snip) markers in the DNA to develop the data used to calculate whether or not the alleged father is the biological father of the fetus. How It Works We are able to separate fetal DNA from the mother’s DNA to create a DNA profile for the fetus (cells from the developing fetus float freely in the bloodstream of the pregnant mother); these fetal cells can be detected as early as the 7th week of pregnancy With our exclusive technology that has been published in a leading medical journal, DDC can develop a DNA profile of the fetal cells and compare the profile to the DNA profile of the alleged father Benefits No ultrasound needed as with other invasive prenatal paternity tests No risk to pregnancy since the blood-draw for the mother is done intravenously through the arm Turnaround Time 3-7 business days from receipt of all samples NOTE: Three (3) business days turnaround is express service, which carries an additional fee.