DNA Paternity Testing Kit goes on Sale for 30 Dollars !

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Lester Mulligan

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DNA paternity testing kit goes on sale for 30 dollars.

Wed Mar 26, 3:47 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A swab, a consent form, an envelope
and a waiting period of three to five business days is all there is
to settling paternity issues with the test kit that went on sale
Wednesday at some US drug stores.

Identigene, which runs a DNA testing laboratory, said its DNA
Paternity Test Collection Kit went on sale at the 4,363 Rite-Aid
drug stores throughout the United States, except New York.

The swab in the kit is used to collect a saliva sample, to be mailed
to the Identigene laboratory for an analysis that costs additional 119
dollars.

It takes three to five business days to get the test results, which
are delivered by mail, email, or online through a secured Web service.

The paternity test kit is already a hit in California, Washington and
Oregon states, where they have been selling on a trial basis since
November, Identigene said.

"Demand has been very strong, store sales are brisk and Identigene has
been inundated with questions regarding the product's availability,"
it said in a statement.

Test kit buyers include women who want to know the identity of father
of their child -- or unborn child -- as well as people looking for
their parents.

Sold without prescription, the paternity kits are not allowed as
evidence in court, where more precise and costly DNA tests are
required.

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