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Securing a paternity test uk provides essential clarity. While our at home paternity kit is designed for simplicity, minor procedural errors can delay your results. Follow these instructions to ensure your peace of mind dna test is processed without delay in our UK-accredited laboratory.
Did you eat or drink before swabbing?
Do not eat, drink, smoke, or brush your teeth for at least 60 minutes before collecting samples. Foreign particles from food or toothpaste can degrade the DNA on the swab. For infants, ensure they have not breastfed or used a bottle for one hour prior to the test to avoid maternal DNA contamination.
Are you touching the swab tip?
Hold the swab only by the plastic handle. Touching the soft tip introduces your own skin cells or environmental contaminants to the sample. This leads to "sample failure," requiring a retest. Keep the tip sterile until it enters the mouth.
Are you spitting on the swab?
Rub the swab firmly against the inside of the cheek. We require buccal cells (skin cells from the inner cheek), not saliva. Saliva alone often lacks the DNA concentration needed for a definitive result. Rotate the swab for 30–45 seconds on each side to gather sufficient material.
Did you put wet swabs back in plastic?
Never place used swabs back into the original plastic wrapper. Plastic traps moisture, which causes mold to grow and destroys the DNA. Place used swabs directly into the paper envelopes provided. Paper allows the sample to breathe and dry naturally during transit.
Is the labeling accurate?
Label every envelope immediately after collection. Mistakes in names or dates of birth can cause significant legal and administrative delays, especially for an immigration dna testing uk or a legal paternity test uk. Double-check that the "Child" and "Alleged Father" swabs are in their correctly marked containers.
Are you cross-contaminating samples?
Use separate envelopes for each person. Do not let the father's swabs touch the child's swabs. If samples mix, the laboratory cannot distinguish between the two genetic profiles. Wash your hands between collecting samples from different individuals.
Are you using the wrong service for your needs?
Identify if you need a legal or peace of mind test. Home kits are for personal information only. If you require results for court or the Home Office, you must book a legal paternity test uk where a professional witness verifies identities. For expectant parents, consider our non invasive prenatal paternity test for results as early as seven weeks.
Send your samples via guaranteed special delivery to ensure they reach our laboratory by 10:00 AM for our express testing kits service.
Call Brashan DNA Services at +447360536054 to resolve your doubts today.
