Discover the Power of DNA Testing with Vitalis Wellness Center

Legal paternity testing provides court-admissible results to confirm a biological relationship between a child and an alleged father. This type of testing is often required for legal matters such as child custody, child support, inheritance claims, immigration cases, and adoption proceedings. The process follows strict chain-of-custody protocols to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the results, making them suitable for use in court.

Non-legal paternity testing offers a quick and private way to determine the biological relationship between a child and an alleged father. Ideal for personal knowledge and peace of mind, this testing provides reliable results without the need for legal documentation or court admissibility. It's a convenient option for those who want to confirm paternity discreetly and accurately, without the formalities of legal procedures.

Because DNA testing is so powerful, paternity can be determined even when the mother is unwilling or unavailable to be tested.

Paternity can be determined using a simple blood-draw from the mother and a buccal-swab collection from the alleged father, as early as 7 weeks' gestation.

A grandparentage test is performed to determine a child’s relationship to the alleged father’s family when the alleged father is unavailable or unwilling and no post-mortem sample is available. By comparing the DNA patterns of both paternal grandparents with the child, we can determine a “probability of grandparentage.

A single grandparentage test is performed to determine a child’s relationship to the alleged father’s family when the alleged father is unavailable or unwilling and no post-mortem sample is available.By comparing the DNA patterns of one of the paternal grandparents with the child's DNA, we can determine a “probability of grandparentage.

There are two types of relationships that siblings can share: Full siblingship and Half siblingship. Full Siblings will share two common parents and Half Siblings will share just one common parent. A siblingship test provides the likelihood of genetic relationship between two possible siblings, specifically when no other relatives are available for study. Please note that a grandparentage or reconstruction test is more definitive than a siblingship test, especially if the mother is not involved.

Genetic reconstruction is used to test the relationship between a child and biological relatives of the alleged father, if he is deceased or unavailable for testing.

An avuncular test is performed to determine if two individuals are related to each other as aunt–nephew (or niece) or as uncle–nephew (or niece).

The Y-STR paternal lineage test is used to determine whether two or more males are related through their fathers (through the paternal/male line)

The mtDNA maternal lineage test is used to determine whether two or more individuals are related through their mothers (through the maternal/female line).  This test is often used to provide additional evidence in difficult maternity cases where the alleged mother is not available for testing.  Results of this testing may also be used to confirm the biological relatives of an adoptee.

Mitochondrial DNA is composed of a string of DNA molecules in a particular order, or sequence.  In the mtDNA test, a short segment of the mtDNA is sequenced (the order of DNA molecules is determined) and the mtDNA sequences from each individual are compared to a standard DNA sequence - known as the Cambridge Reference Sequence (RCRS).

Only sequences that differ from the RCRS are used for comparison between individuals and those are listed on the report.  Individuals who share a common maternal ancestor will match at each of these sites, individuals who do not share a common maternal ancestor will not.

A twin zygosity test is a DNA test that definitively shows whether twins are identical or fraternal. When twins are born, the physician usually is able to tell whether they are identical or fraternal by examining the placenta. However, sometimes records can be lost, the placenta might have been discarded or damaged before twin zygosity was determined, or doubt may arise because of the twins’ physical characteristics. In such cases, only a DNA test can reveal the truth. A twin zygosity test compares the twins’ DNA profiles to see whether they match—an exact match proves  the twins are identical.