Who is Paternity Testing Corporation?
Paternity Testing Corporation was formed in 1996. We operate out of
Columbia, Missouri and are one of only about 42 AABB accredited
paternity testing laboratories in North America. Paternity Testing
Corporation is now among the largest four or five DNA paternity testing
laboratories in the U.S., by volume of DNA paternity business. We DNA
test over 40,000 individuals per year, from over 2,000 DNA specimen
collection locations throughout the United States, and we also perform
DNA paternity testing around the world. We provide DNA testing through
contracts with many government agencies, and also directly to
individuals all over the world.
Paternity Testing Corporation is a family business. As a family, we
insist on doing business with a conscience and a heart. We care a great
deal about the lives of those for whom we provide DNA testing. We
understand that the question of paternity is an extremely important
issue in people’s lives, and we want to be as careful as possible to
make sure we are providing answers you can count on for the question of
paternity.
People do not realize how much difference there is in the reliability of DNA
paternity testing provided by different paternity laboratories. Even
accredited laboratories issue a number of erroneous DNA paternity test
results every year. More reliable DNA paternity testing is possible,
and some DNA paternity testing laboratories provide it (see Avoid
Erroneous Results).
As discussed and explained throughout this web site, Paternity Testing
Corporation regularly makes decisions to adopt operating procedures that
provide higher levels of DNA paternity testing and implement additional
safeguards in DNA testing, in order to provide the most reliable DNA
paternity testing available. This causes us to make less profit on each
DNA test, but we can sleep better at night knowing that we are not
issuing incorrect DNA test results to people who are trusting us for
this important answer.
In addition to a higher level of
paternity testing,
the fact that we approach
our mission with a conscience and a heart makes a visible difference in
everything else we do, from the level and style of customer service to
the special pricing for people building families through adoptions and
assisted reproduction.
As you will be able to tell from the discussions throughout this web
site, and as our references will confirm, at Paternity Testing
Corporation we will provide you with the best service and the most
reliable DNA paternity testing available.