Price and protocol: the steps that Pepe Navarro followed to prove that he was not the father of Alejandro Reyes
The story of Ivonne Reyes and Pepe Navarro is a cocktail of ingredients destined to hook the viewer no matter the years that pass. It is a story of betrayal and detectives, that of an injured mother and a man who did not want to take a paternity test and that decision has dragged her to this day. It is the plot of a genetic soap opera with Alejandro Reyes as the protagonist and a biological debate that is still very topical due to the appearance of new evidence.
In this script that includes a stolen cup, a fork and some swabs as laboratory tests, there is also talk of a new twist in the story in which Pepe Navarro would not be the father and the doubts that come from afar they could be clearer. What began in a laboratory as a starting point also has the answer here. And it has been Jorge Puente, director of Labgenetics, who has explained the two DNA tests that have been carried out at his center and that completely rule out the paternity of the presenter.
The video in the that the director of the laboratory explains the two DNA testsWith this twist in the story, the biological debate is put back on the table, as well as the effectiveness of DNA tests. Something that seems very much like a movie and that continues to be an enigma for all those who are not very familiar with these cases. But, is it so difficult to access this type of evidence? What is the protocol that is followed? Or, what should be done to never break the chain of custody? These are some of the most frequently asked questions.
To answer these and other questions, from Outdoor we have contacted Neodiagnóstica (MyADNlab), a biotechnological company that has been in existence for ten years and that has among its cases some as high-profile as the one highlighted with a test of DNA that the emeritus monarch, Juan Carlos I has a 99.9% chance that Albert Solá is his illegitimate son, according to media such as Jaleos or Vox Populi, among others.
How do DNA tests work?
If we have always associated DNA with something unknown and inaccessible (except for criminologists) you have no choice but to read below because in just a few years this material that contains hereditary information has become an essential tool for the human identification and key to know with total reliability who is the biological father of a child. The curious thing is that it is available to everyone from a test that is carried out from two samples received accompanied by a simple form.
Of course, the tests that are going to be included in a legal procedure need to be carried out with an identification protocol for each participant by providing the "identity document, photograph and fingerprint. In the case of minors, these they must be accompanied by their legal representative. And from there and to have full reliability, the samples must be taken in the laboratory to carry out the identification and the chain of custody", as indicated by Neodiagnóstica.
The next thing that the case of Ivonne Reyes and Pepe Navarro has put us in doubt once again is, what type of samples are needed for a paternity test? In his case, we know about the famous cup and fork in a bar, but this issue has also been clarified for us in the laboratory. "The genetic test is carried out from a biological sample such as saliva, hair, nails, body fluids, tissues, bones, organs, blood, etc. And this can be obtained from manipulated objects such as covid masks, handkerchiefs, toothbrushes teeth, a cigarette butt, utensils... the list is endless".
Analysis in a laboratory of collected samplesUnsplashSteps to take a paternity test
This is one of the most common questions that comes to the laboratory from its website, as they inform us. In order to clear up doubts and without the need to hire detectives as in this high-profile case of Ivonne Reyes and Pepe Navarro, all that is required to perform a paternity test is to contact the laboratory to arrange an appointment or request the test at through the website, to receive the kit at home.
What's included in that kit? "The equipment that is sent home consists of the sampling material, an explanatory manual as well as the return envelopes", they explain from Neodiagnóstica to which they add that it must be taken into account that the samples taken at home are not used for a legally valid proof. The latter must be taken in the laboratory. And, they also point out that if it is needed as evidence with judicial value, the sample must always be taken in the laboratory.
Speaking in economic terms, this laboratory also wanted to offer us the range of prices that are handled to carry out these tests. "The paternity test costs between 169 and 459 euros, depending on the type of sample used and the possible legal use." So if we have always thought that this type of test is a matter that only occurs among celebrities, millionaires, it is surprising to know that they do not have such a prohibitive cost.
The reality is that these paternity tests are much more common than we think, although it seems that names like Ivonne Reyes or Pepe Navarro take them up.
