Located in Virginia, Fairfax Identity Laboratories (FIL) is at the forefront of DNA profiling techniques and innovations. FIL helps to establish genetic relationships for child support agencies and legal entities. Additionally, FIL provides identifying profiles from criminal offenders to state crime laboratories. FIL conducts forensic testing on biological samples from crime scenes, helping to solve crimes for which there had previously been no suspect.

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Fairfax Identity Laboratories has extensive expertise in a wide range of DNA profiling services. DNA profiling permits the direct examination of the genetic material that a child inherits from its biological parents. Studies can address questions in maternal and family relationships that could affect decisions in immigration, adoption, insurance, Social Security benefits, and inheritance. FIL also has extensive experience with the prenatal diagnosis of paternity.

Criminal cases concerning paternity involve unlawful sexual contact resulting in pregnancy. Fairfax Identity Laboratories has extensive experience in dealing with the sample types commonly encountered in forensic paternity, including prenatal samples, autopsysamples, autopsy specimens, and products of conception to determine sexual assault.

Our full service forensic DNA laboratory provides case consultation, evaluation and screening services, including:

• STR Analysis and Y-STR Analysis
• mtDNA Analysis
• Case Interpretation, Reporting, Statistics and Review

For more information, visit our forensics page.

Forensic data bank containing DNA profiles from individuals involved in specific crime are used by law enforcement agencies to identify suspects in criminal cases in which biological evidence is available. Fairfax Identity Laboratories follows the guidelines of the Technical Working Group on DNA Analysis Method (TWGDAM), DNA Advisory Board (DAB) and Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) standards for the acceptance of DNA at NDIS (National DNA Index System).

Fairfax Identity Laboratories supports a wide variety of clinical trials, performing services from mutation detection in blood samples to comparative microsatellite analysis of patient samples. Our clients include researchers from government, academic, and the pharmaceutical industry. FIL is CLIA certified and GLP compliant to assist in the generation of data for an investigational new drug (IND) submission to the FDA. More infomation can be found at our clinical genetics page.

Fairfax Identity Laboratories has also developed a proprietary panel of DNA-based tests that can identify and quantify the eight known human herpes viruses in the blood. The panel is variant-specific and can therefore detect each subtype even in the presence of other, closely related members of the family. For more information, please visit our informational website at
http://herpes-testing.com.

Individuals and families interested in establishing a proven biological link to their relatives ultimately enhance their chance of a successful application for immigration. Fairfax Identity Laboratories provides individualized testing services that meet the guidelines and requirements specified by embassies, consulates and the US Office of Immigration and Naturalization Services. Identity testing in cases involving immigration may include answering questions of paternity, maternity, and sibling relationships.

Learn much more about Fairfax Identity Laboratories at http://www.fairfaxidlab.com/html/cbi_fil.html