DNA Paternity Testing

DNA Paternity Test : Fooling The Test With Saliva From Another Person

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:29:00 +0000

Fooling a DNA Paternity test is not something you should consider. A number of factors come into play when the specimen is taken for analysis. Trying to alter the results of the test when used for forensic evidence in a court room could result in serious trouble. However, there still are many who try. As a result new protocols for collecting specimens have been adopted to prevent fraudulent DNA Paternity Test.

This is just what happened to one person who was under going a paternity test. When the test results came back it gave an incongruous result, DNA that could not have come from the man that the test was preformed on. Because of the detection of fraudulent cases the team gathering the sample followed all the protocols and had the subject wash his mouth out before the test. What the subject had done was keep some saliva in a small container and right before the test he swabbed some in his mouth. The results came back with two different DNA results which is impossible to have. After taking the test again the man was found to be 99.999998% the father of the child.

This actually was the first time someone tried to use another persons saliva to alter the test results in order to evade court findings. Because of this the many protocols have been incorporated when collecting saliva for forensic analysis. Now just before the test saliva donars must wash their mouth out in front of a witness and the DNA sample would then be immediately taken.

New York Bans DNA Paternity Test

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:35:00 +0000

All 50 states except New York can now enjoy the piece of mind of knowing. I dentigene, a Salt Lake City based genetics company, released an at home DNA Paternity Test kit eqarlier this month. The test can give mothers and thier offspring some quick answers to difficult questions on who the father may be.

DNA Paternity Test News: Polygamist Man Drives 1200 miles From Nevada for DNA Paternity Test

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:52:00 +0000

April 22 2008

Information from the Salt Lake Tribune

A 32 year old man from Nevada arrived at a Texas court house to provide a DNA sample for a paternity test to Texas authorities. Authorities are trying to determine the paternity of children seized from the FLDS polygamist sect earlier in the month.

David J Williams claims to have been a prior member of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints with three sons being held in state custody. The boys, Parley, 9; Jacob, 7; and Teral, 5 are among the 415 children rounded up by authorities at the YFZ ranch.

Williams claims to have left FLDS three and a half years ago for reasons he would not discuss, called the raid “an injustice “ perpetrated by "unhonorable bastards."

When asked why he had driven the 1200 miles to provide a DNA sample for a paternity test to authorities he answered, “What honorable father and parent would not give his all to protect the innocence of their children and family."

The raid by the authorities was triggered by claims of under-age marriage and sexual abuse. He has insisted there was no abuse of children at the ranch. Williams feels the raid was bias against the beliefs of the sect and stated, "These children are very much loved and cared for."

Other than providing a DNA sample to authorities in West Texas for paternity testing, he when asked if he intended on seeking custody, he seemed noncommittal.

Cheating And Infidelity Statistics: Are Men Cheating More Than Women?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:29:00 +0000

Submitted By: Stephany W Alexander
Recent studies reveal that 45-55% of married women and 50-60% of married men engage in extramarital sex at some time or another during their relationship. Do these infidelity statistics seem a bit startling? What these findings suggest is that approximately one half of all married men and women do seek intimacy outside of their committed relationships. But what does this really mean and why are the number of men and women having extramarital affairs so high?
This may come as a complete surprise, but most extramarital affairs are not about sex. What then, is the main factor that causes infidelity? One should pay attention to the reason most people find intimacy with someone outside of their marriage is because their emotional needs are not being met. Yes, it is true in most cases of infidelity about wanting to feel emotionally connected to someone.
One should realize that suggestions might not be particularly popular, especially among men and women who are on the receiving end of the infidelity. Obviously, finding out that your spouse or partner has cheated on you is shocking and painful. Realizing that you are just another number that adds to the infidelity statistic is not something you would like to flaunt.
According to a poll over over 1,100 women conducted by http://www.WomanSavers.com, over 62% of women thought that men cheat more than women. However, in a similar WomanSaver’s poll of over 850 women, only 67% said they would never cheat on their partner. According to the current infidelity statistics 60% of men and 40% of women are involved in extramarital affairs. These figures are even more drastic when the total numbers of marriages are considered. Because it is less likely that all the men and women having extramarital affairs do happen to be married to each other. At least half of the women having affairs are married to men are not included in the 60% of men having affairs, then at least one partner will have an affair in about 80% of all marriages.
With this study you can see that many marriages are getting affected and it is unreasonable to think affairs are due to the failures and shortcomings of individual husbands or wives. Leave alone the entire world, only in U S, 17% of divorces are caused by unknown misconceptions such as infidelity. There exists even stronger evidence, which proves that there is a high correlation between on-line infidelity and subsequent real-time sexual affairs.
The reality is that there are a lot of unsatisfying and empty relationships out there, but however, the reason why infidelity statistics are as high as they are is because people place a higher value on their careers, children, friends or hobbies and not on their relationships with their partners. Think about it, when you neglect any of these areas, it is just a matter of time before they deteriorate and ultimately lead to its untimely death. The failure in the relationship becomes imminent. The bottom line is that if you want to avoid becoming yet another case that adds to the infidelity statistic, then you must nurture and prioritize your relationship with your spouse or partner. As you may have already figured out, unlike planes, relationships cannot be maintained on "auto-pilot".
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DNA Testing: Catch a Cheating Spouse

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:22:00 +0000

Don’t Live In The Dark, Catch That Cheating Spouse

Submitted By: Terry Ross

If you have your suspicions that your partner is cheating don’t let it eat away at you or try and push your fears to the back of your mind, prove it once and for all and set your mind at rest or catch that cheating spouse.

Nobody deserves to be cheated on, no matter what state your marriage is in and if you believe your partner is having an affair now is the time to check it out and do a little investigation just to be sure.

Don’t discuss your suspicions with your partner, if you are right you will just put them on their guard and if you’re wrong you will create an unnecessary rift between you which may prove hard to recover from.

Take care when you start checking up on what they are doing. Don’t do or say anything that makes it blindingly obvious that you suspect your spouse of cheating on you.

Start by looking for the obvious things such as a change in the way your partner dresses, a sudden desire to look good, a change in work patterns, an unusual interest in the gym, secrecy over phone calls or emails, a loss of intimacy in your marriage, lack of sexual interest or distance between you that never used to exist.

Cheating spouses often look and act guilty, give a general feeling that something isn’t right. They try and avoid meaningful conversations, keep everything at a general and non intimate level. One thing for sure is that at some point they usually slip up, let something slip and if you have your suspicions you have to bide your time and get the proof before tackling that cheating spouse.

Start checking things that you have always had regular access to such as bank or credit card statements. If your spouse suddenly starts guarding their mobile or deleting their emails just ask a totally innocent question as too why the sudden secrecy.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions, to show interest in their day, just keep on asking and if they start to appear uncomfortable, just keep your cool and ask some more. Nothing direct, nothing accusing and don’t antagonise just slowly chip away until you get the proof that you need.

If your spouse is lying it’s usually quite obvious, they will struggle to look you in the eye, become uncomfortable with quite reasonable and normal and discussions about their day and will make up stories, try and change the topic of conversation or find and excuse to go and do something else.

When your partner feels the sudden need to go out, try and find a reason to accompany them. If they squirm and come up with a reason that they need to go on their own push the issue, not too much when you first try the technique but just enough to see if they become more uncomfortable.

Always, remember what excuse you have been given and find a way to mention the activity in a subsequent conversation. It is a good sign that something is wrong when your spouse forgets what they were supposed to have been doing.

When your partner isn’t going to be around for some time, check their clothes and personal belongings for notes or scribbled numbers. Try any numbers you find and see who answers. If you can check their mobile without raising suspicions go for it and if your partner says they are working late try and find a good excuse to have to ring them.

If you feel you’ve found enough to heighten your suspicions follow your spouse, check to see who they are meeting, if you have a reasonable excuse for being in the same area perhaps bump into them and see how they react.

Continue with your subtle investigations, without raising any suspicions until you have solid evidence. Don’t ever show your hand, make any accusations or confront your partner until you have the proof. Never loose focus, remember what you have set out to do, catch the cheating spouse and then confront them with the hard evidence.
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How Accurate Are Dna Paternity Test Results

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:10:00 +0000

One question on many people’s minds when they look into paternity testing is how accurate the paternity test results are. No test can ever be 100% accurate but how accurate can you expect your paternity test results to be and what should you expect from a DNA testing lab?

There are two results involved in a paternity test, the first is called exclusion. Exclusive paternity test results exclude a man from being a father of a child. This means that in the paternity test the DNA of the father did not sufficiently correspond to the DNA of the child to consider him as a prospective father. In this case the result should be 100% accurate, if a man is excluded from being a child’s father there should be no way he could possibly be.

Inclusive paternity test results however are different, they refer to the likelihood that someone is the father of the child. Although no test can ever be 100% certain most paternity test results should prove at least 99%, preferably closer to 99.99% that a child is the father.

The accuracy of paternity test results depends on how many loci (or points) are tested on the DNA segments of the alleged father and child; the higher the number of loci, the greater the accuracy that can be obtained.

To get the best results from your paternity test you should choose a laboratory that tests at least 13-16 loci and that excludes fathers who show a difference in two or more DNA patterns on the loci (this is the AABB standard that is used in accredited DNA testing labs). For more info see http://www.geneticdnatestinghelp.org/paternity/prenatal-postnatal-paternity-test.html on prenatal postnatal genetic testing.

In conclusion, although paternity test results can never be 100% accurate you should look for at least 99% accuracy and preferably closer to 99.99%. Accuracy is obtained through testing a larger number of loci and good DNA testing labs usually test about 16.

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DNA Paternity Testing – 5 Key Questions You Should Ask Your DNA Testing Provider.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:30:00 +0000

DNA paternity testing in its purest form is the application of DNA technology to provide information about the parentage of an individual (usually a child). The mother of the child is rarely disputed, and most of the time DNA testing is requested to inform the likely father of a child.

DNA is inherited from our parents, with half coming from the mother, and the other half from the father. This pattern of inheritance allows the opportunity where the mother of the child is not disputed, to produce a putative DNA profile of the biological father. The process is relatively simple in that the final DNA profile of the child is composed of a series of bands which can only come from the two parents. If the mother’s bands are deducted from the child profile the remainder must come from the biological father. Any male that may consider himself the father can have a DNA profile produced and compared against the remaining bands in the child’s profile.

There can only be two outcomes from this type of comparison. The first is a ‘no-match’ scenario where the remaining bands in the child’s profile could not have come from the sample obtained from the alleged father. This is known as exclusion and eliminates the possibility of this individual being the biological father of the child. The second is a ‘match’ scenario where the remaining bands in the child’s profile could all be accounted for by comparison with the alleged father. If this is the case the significance of the match needs to be assessed by a DNA interpretation expert who will provide a degree of certainty associated with the likelihood that the alleged male is the biological father of the child.

Before you commission any Paternity DNA testing you should be sure you have clear answers to the following 5 key questions:

1. Has the DNA testing facility been accredited by a validated external body such as the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB). If the answer is no, do not have your testing done by this company, you may not be able to rely on the results.

2. Does the company carrying out the DNA testing have a thorough track-record in this area of work, and have they proved their technology in court? Be wary of companies that sub-contract their testing. DNA profile interpretation can be a tricky business, and there is a lot at stake when you commission a DNA test, and you want reassurance on the reliability of your service provider.

3. Is the company you are planning to use an accredited laboratory or merely a broker? Brokers are simply in this game to make money, and have no interest in the quality or the impact of this life changing technology. Avoid them irrespective of the tempting pricing they may offer you.

4. What degree of certainty does the company provide in relation to the results of the tests? An exclusion should be 100% with an inclusion at, at least 99.99% confidence levels. These are the figures that are expected in a court of law.

5. Does the internal quality standard require duplication of all results before they are reported to the customer? This is an industry standard requirement which is often overlooked by some of the ‘cheaper’ DNA testing providers.

If the answer to any of these questions is unclear, my strong advice is to find an alternative provider. You simply do not want to trust such an important piece of work to a company that does not guarantee a top quality product, with excellent customer care back-up.

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Submitted By: Peter Vine

About the Author:Peter Vine is a successful online publisher of http://Home-DNA-Test-Expert.com He provides practical advice and the latest information on all aspects of DNA Paternity Testing, which you can readily research on his website

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Who's The Father? DNA Paternity Testing

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:49:00 +0000

There is an urban legend that over thirty percent of all children are not born of their appointed father; instead, they are the products of adultery. Because of this long-standing myth, the idea of a paternity test has been a persistent one in the minds of the public. Here, we will explain what a paternity test actually is and answer questions on how it works to prove who fathered the child.

Why A Paternity Test:
Some question why this test is called a 'paternity'. The answer is quite simple: unless the mother was impregnated through an egg donation, it's obvious that she is the mother. The father, however, can be anyone--that is why children are tested against his DNA and not hers.

How Does A Paternity Test Work:
Though there are other methods, DNA testing is the easiest--and most effective--way to test a child for paternity.
DNA is unique for each individual but, when sexual reproduction occurs, an embryo is created. That embryo is formed by taking genetic material from both parents to create a new string of DNA.
To prove who is the father, one only has to look at the child's DNA pattern. In it, you will find evidence of the father's unique traits. Certain sequences will be available, and these will prove whose traits passed on.

Is A Paternity Test Accurate:
Yes. Unless the case involves a twin brother, DNA should easily be able to tell who fathered the child. The test is accurate.

Is A Paternity Test Necessary:
This is the gray area of the subject. A father's right to know if a child is his is not questioned; what is questioned, however, is the effects on the child. Often, cases of fathers seeking parental rights to children who have with their mothers and another man who they view as their father surface. These cases are long, drawn-out battles of basic parental rights versus basic child welfare. The father may argue that, since it was he who actually created the child, he should have the right to be present in his or her life. Others would argue, however, that a child in a stable home should not be forced to have two fathers and, therefore, two lives.

It is this heated debate that has divided many, and left the rest uncertain. Each case is different and must be examined as unique, which makes setting precedent almost impossible.

To have a paternity test is to open up a great deal of consequences--not only for the child, but for the parents. It is not a simple matter, or one that should be decided too quickly. These tests may be taken without consent, but there is a law in the UK that is demanding that no test be given without the express knowledge of all involved. This is to protect families.

A paternity test is an effective way to discover who fathered a child, but it can also be an effective way to cause a child grief. It should be approached with caution.

By: Richard Cussons
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