TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bogor Resort Police (Polres) has announced the results tes DNA two babies who were swapped on Friday, August 25, 2023. Test results published by the Forensic Laboratory Center (Puslabfor) of the Indonesian National Police Headquarters (Mabes Polri) stated that the two baby boys who were born at Sentosa Hospital, Bogor, GL and GB were , 99.9 percent positively swapped.
One of the babies’ mothers, SM, 37 years old, previously felt that their babies had been switched and decided to carry out tests DNA independently. “Before the police conducted a DNA test, to be honest, we had a DNA test first in July (2023). The result is that the baby we are caring for is not our biological child,” SM said at his residence in Muara Jaya, Ciseeng, Monday, August 28, 2023.
So how much is it actually? cost tes DNA?
What is a DNA Test?
Reporting from the website of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), testing for deoxyribonucleic acid or familiarly known as DNA (Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid) is a genetic test used to determine lineage, risk of disease, to diagnose possible future pregnancies.
A paternity DNA test is performed to determine the biological father of a child and vice versa. Early paternity checks can support the resolution of child custody or support cases. DNA identification was carried out by taking samples from hair, blood, urine, and sperm cells.
DNA Test Cost
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Please note, not all hospitals provide DNA paternity test services. In addition, the implementation of DNA fragment analysis is also not used for arbitrary purposes. As in RSUD Dr. Sardjito who offers deoxyribonucleic acid examination services for procedural needs of forensic medicine.
The DNA test is also not part of the body examination or treatment of 144 types of diseases that are covered by the Social Security Administering Body or BPJS for Health. So, if a mother or father wants to know the hereditary history of their baby, they need to pay for it independently.
The cost of DNA testing in Indonesia varies greatly depending on the policies of each health facility (faskes). For example, at the Vaxcorp Indonesia Clinic, North Jakarta, it is set at IDR 3.2 million. The method used is DNA Microarray technology to detect around 700,000 ancestry information markers.
Quoted from Antara, Product Marketing Manager of PT Cordlife Persada Talitha A. Prameswari said the price for a comprehensive genetic test was set at IDR 8 million for one examination. The test, he said, can detect more than 360 disease panels by examining more than 1,400 genes.
“(Product) Genesis 2.0, you can get skin panels, diet, sports. In total there are 360 disease panels examined from 1,400 genes. So, you can see the potential for disease, body characteristics, and its relationship with lifestyle, for example coffee and milk consumption,” said Thalitha in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, Friday, February 28, 2020.
Talitha explained, to trace a health profile or ancestry through a DNA test, the procedure is simple, it only requires saliva.
“Use saliva, just spit in the tube that has been provided. Call Cordlife again, then we will send it to a laboratory in Japan. The result comes out digital version sent to email. For about a month,” he said.
Institutions that provide DNA testing services
He added, DNA tests can also be used to track dietary patterns, examine skin aging conditions, and for needs related to muscle development related to exercise. Different from the previous test, he continued, the price for each of the three types of examination was priced at IDR 2.5 million.
There are a number of hospitals and institutions that provide DNA testing services, including Sentosa Bogor Hospital, Dr. Sardjito, Polri & Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, RSHS Bandung, and RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo.
MELYNDA DWI PUSPITA
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