Announcement posted by EasyDNA 20 Jul 2015
As part of the collaboration between the Australia Twin Registry and EasyDNA, the company provided a special price to the ATR members for the Twin Zygosity Test. The Australia Twin Registry is an openly shared resource for researchers, helping science and medicine explore new frontiers, understanding disease inheritance patterns and finding cures. Reducing the price of twin testing spurred hundreds of parents and twins to seek a twin zygosity test through EasyDNA. Commenting on the collaboration with The Australia Twin Registry, EasyDNA’s Sales and Marketing Manager states that “We understand the importance of twins in medical research because twin studies help understand how genetic and environmental factors affect the onset, development and inheritance patterns of a disease. The work this Not for Profit Organisation carry out can indirectly save the lives of many people by helping medicine find cures, treatments or preventions for diseases.”
Real Customer Experience
Paule and Sophie, parents of Ethan and Harley (pictured below), wanted to find out whether their sons were identical or not. The following is their response following the receipt of EasyDNA's twin test results. “We were led to believe throughout my pregnancy that our twins were fraternal/non-identical as they were in separate sacs. After Ethan and Harley were born they grew to be so similar in appearance and had the same mannerisms that even us, their parents would sometimes get them mixed up. Strangers in the shops would even ask us if they were identical. After a bit of online research we found out that 30% of non-identical twins are carried in separate sacs during pregnancy, so we decided to take the DNA test for our peace of mind, and so our boys could grow up knowing for certain whether they were identical or not. We undertook the twin zygosity test by easyDNA and found out that they are in fact identical twins! It is such a relief to know what type of twin they are. It explains how similar they are and it can allow us to better understand them when it comes to raising our boys.”
Over the years EasyDNA has embarked on various philanthropic endeavours, made charitable contributions and collaborated with various NGOs and charities across the world, and it looks forward to a long and fruitful relationship with ATR.
About EasyDNA
EasyDNA is an international DNA testing company that specialises in offering reliable, accurate and confidential testing services to both the private and public sector all over the world. EasyDNA now operates through an international network of offices in over twenty countries, offering a diverse portfolio of DNA testing services. Whilst the most common test remains the home paternity test, other tests offered include DNA relationship testing, that can help determine a wide range of relationships.