Missing person

• If an individual goes missing, this provides a DNA reference sample for law enforcement.  The STRMAP report provides an immediate report or the law enforcement to use instead of waiting for the law enforcement to process a sample which can take a long time due to back logs at crime labs

• For disasters like 9/11, this would provide a DNA reference sample report.

Estates/Inheritance

• This could assist in inheritance matters when individuals claim to be family members.

Genetics/Ancestry

• This could allow your family to establish a family DNA library to help determine your family's genetic and medical history. It could assist in determining if anyone in your family had any genetic predispositions.

Parents

• Can use in the future for personalized medicine; which the FDA is urging drug companies to develop products based upon genetic testing.

• If you would like to give a piece of yourself to your family members, this is a way to store a piece of you away.  It could help make life saving decisions for your family members in the future.

• This provides a DNA reference sample to be tested at anytime you choose if you have a question on parentage.

Deceased

• Genomic based medical cures not yet known today might be available in the future.  By storing a sample this provides you the opportunity to take advantage of the advancement in technologies of the future.

• DNA is viable for several weeks post-mortem.  This would allow you to keep your family members DNA after they have left this world. You are preserving a part of them that may be needed in the future to assist in your personalized medical care.

Medical history

• This provides your DNA to be available for future DNA testing.

• Personalized medicine and pharmacogenomics (drugs specific for certain genetics) are being encouraged by the FDA.

• DNA from an elderly family member could provide information in the future for inherited diseases and other genetic issues.

Adopted

• It is important for an adopted individual to store their DNA as if they go missing, their parents or siblings can't be used to determine if a DNA sample is theirs since they are adopted.

Children

• If you would like to be able to quickly give a DNA sample reference to law enforcement DNA storage and the STRMAP report provides that.

Gifts

• The DNA storage and STRMAP report is a great gift to give to new parents who will appreciate the peace of mind of having the report available.