DNA Testing In Gresham, OR
Journey Genetic Testing provides the most factual, most reliable, and most budget friendly direct to end user DNA testing . We have pooled our resources with our AABB testing facility partner to bring you quick processing times without sacrificing reputation for high quality work. Whether you need a paternity test, or other specific family relationship test in Gresham, OR, we can accommodate your testing needs.
You can order securely and privately online 24/7. If you would rather review your situation with a Genetic Consultant before ordering, please call us at 855-362-5224 during our usual business hours, Monday – Thursday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PST, and Friday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM PST.
Residents of Gresham choose to schedule an appointment to have their DNA collected at our Beaverton collection office. We do not charge a collection fee for DNA collection when done in our office. All DNA collections are by appointment only.
How Can A DNA Test Help Me?
The type of DNA tests we have expertise in provides our customers peace of mind, and if needed, the documentation wanted for legal purposes. Journey Genetic Testing does not provide DNA predisposition testing or inherited condition testing. We often are asked why we only do just paternity and family association testing, and the explanation is that with both ancestral tests and medical predisposition test kit to determine medical issues, the results can never be said to be 100% accurate. We only want to provide test results that we can be certain are reliable.
In fact, we often provide our testing after someone is given a ancestry result suggesting they they have found a potential “surprise aunt, uncle, brother or sister, or possibly a different father”. You may be interested to learn that almost 50% of the time when people want to verify ancestry findings, and test with a person they are told is a relative, in person-to-person AABB accredited testing, find they cannot be related.
When mysteries are raised about family relationships, the questions do not generally go away by themselves. In fact, they don’t go away even years later until the truth is revealed. Understanding this, and helping you through these times, is one reason why we are here.
The DNA testing we do for our clients in Gresham, OR determines the statistical feasibility that two or more individuals are or are not biologically related. A Journey DNA test is the best way of confirming paternity either directly with the suspected father, or indirectly through his possible children, or other family members. All testing is done in AABB accredited laboratories.
You should also be aware that different states and regions may restrict the type of genetic testing you can order in direct to consumer testing. We hold the belief that each person should be entitled to make the choice that is right for them in regards to this process. Equally we want to respect the laws that determine what tests can be done.
All At-Home DNA Tests Listed Here Have Been Approved For Use In Gresham, OR
Please click on the link below the picture showing your testing choice to learn more about that DNA test option.
Ordering A DNA Test Kit In Gresham, OR
We want to help you on your journey to truth. You can take the first step to learning the truth with one of our DNA collection kits.
Our DNA kits include the following: USPS Priority shipping of the kit to you, detailed step-by-step instructions, sterile buccal swabs for each person taking the DNA test, collection envelopes, any needed forms, and a prepaid overnight FedEx label and envelope (USA only for prepaid label).
If those being tested do not all live in Gresham, OR, that’s no problem. We can send DNA kits to multiple addresses. When ordering, select how many kits you need (one per address is recommended if you cannot get together to do your DNA collection). You will be able to list the names and addresses to send the kits to on the order form. They are each coded with the same case number to be matched in the lab. Each additional DNA collection kit will also be sent USPS Priority mail and include all collection materials and a prepaid return label (USA addresses only).
Collecting A DNA Sample
The most popular way to obtain the necessary DNA sample is to use a mouth swab, often referred to as a “buccal” swab, which is very similar to a “Q-tip” cotton swab. The swabs are rubbed on the inside cheeks of the mouth for each sibling (and the mother, if testing) for about 15 – 30 second per side. It is painless and quick.
Your Gresham, OR at home DNA test kit will have detailed step-by-step instructions on how to collect your DNA sample. You can also learn more about how to take a home DNA test by going to How To Collect A DNA Sample At Home.
When it is not possible to obtain a buccal sample voluntarily, or if you wish to have the testing to be done in a more discreet manner, we are often able to test items other than a mouth swab. These are known as non-standard, or alternative, DNA samples. We can test these types of DNA samples at a reasonable additional cost. To learn more about alternative DNA samples, please CLICK HERE.
For discreet, private DNA testing, you do not have to obtain consent for testing for the DNA samples being submitted. The results are only provided to the person who orders the test, unless specific written instructions to release the test results to other individuals is provided to us.
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