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DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) is the world leader in private DNA testing. Our highly-accredited laboratory offers paternity testing, immigration testing, veterinary DNA testing, forensic testing, and more. DDC is routinely selected as the premier laboratory to perform DNA testing for TV shows and radio programs. Our DNA tests exceed the media’s most stringent requirements, and we provide special services to meet the unique demands of each media client. Moreover, our scientists are available to give expert opinions and act as a resource whenever media members seek thought leaders on DNA testing.

With a team of highly qualified scientists and dedicated client service personnel, DDC continues to be the media’s primary source for answers to DNA testing questions. Dr. Michael Baird, DDC’s Laboratory Director, was the first DNA expert ever to testify in a US court in 1982 and has testified in hundreds of cases.

Dr. Baird has provided DNA expert consultation in such notable cases as the O.J. Simpson trial, the Anna Nicole Smith paternity case, and the Prince estate case, and has been interviewed on Larry King Live, Nancy Grace, Court TV and many others.

New GPS Origins™ DNA Test Pinpoints your Ancestry!

Dec 12, 2016

The new GPS Origins™ DNA test for ancestry takes you deeper into your family history, targeting your DNA’s origin well beyond other ancestry tests. Using the most comprehensive set of gene pools, 500 reference populations and a powerful algorithm developed at the...

Greater Cincinnati Firm Acquires Competitor, Plans to Add Jobs

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DNA Diagnostics Center® Announces Acquisition of IDENTIGENE®, LLC

Dec 2, 2016

DNA Diagnostics Center® (DDC® or the Company), one of the world's largest private DNA testing companies, announces the acquisition of IDENTIGENE® LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sorenson Genomics, LLC. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. The IDENTIGENE®...

Guidance for Mass Fatality DNA Identification Now Available

Sep 20, 2016

Guidelines for Mass Fatality (MF) DNA Identification Operations are now available on the AABB (formally known as the American Association of Blood Banks) web site, www.aabb.org. The MF Guidelines are a product of the Relationship Testing Standards Committee of the...

State of Maryland Department of Human Resources Selects DNA Diagnostics Center for Paternity Testing

Sep 20, 2016

DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC), one of the largest providers of private DNA paternity and other DNA tests in the U.S. and worldwide, has signed a five year contract with the Department of Human Resources, an agency of the State of Maryland, to handle all DNA paternity...