DNA testing - recommendations?

minnie123

Hi,

just found out I may/have a half brother - Does anyone know how we go about getting a paternity test done. I have googled and I get lots of companies come up but i'm worried about them being scammers/not accurate.

Thanks in advance x

flutterby_lil

My OH used nimble diagnostics.

clearingout

The CSA use Cellmark.

halibut2209

Jeremy Kyle?

minnie123

halibut2209 wrote: »

Jeremy Kyle?

I think I have got too many teeth to go on their!

esmy

Cellmark or Anglia - Anglia were going to do a cheap DIY kit if not needed for legal purposes - here it is
http://www.angliadna.co.uk/Peace%20of%20Mind
Price seems to depend on who needs to be tested and what purpose it's for. HTH

minnie123

Yeah we don't need it for legal reasons - I believe he is my half brother but we all just want to be 100% sure.

puffinmuffin

I work in an NHS DNA lab and we recommend Cellmark if we get any enquiries.

neverdespairgirl

minnie123 wrote: »

Yeah we don't need it for legal reasons - I believe he is my half brother but we all just want to be 100% sure.

You can't get a 100% yes. You can get a definite "no", but not a definite "yes". It's expressed instead as the odds of that genetic match being found if the father / mother of you both isn't the same, for example, it's 1,000,000 times more likely that X is the parent of you both than not.