RapidHIT DNA Profile Uploaded to UK National DNA Database Identifies Dangerous Sex Offender While Suspect in Custody

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The revolutionary RapidHIT® System from IntegenX delivered a stunning arrest in the UK last week. A suspect was arrested for a minor crime and swabbed for a DNA reference sample while in custody. His DNA profile was generated in less than two hours using the RapidHIT System at UK forensic laboratory, Key Forensic Services. Upon upload to the UK’s National DNA Database® (NDNAD), the suspect’s profile immediately matched with a DNA profile recovered from a ser