Do not eat, drink, chew gum, or smoke for 30 minutes before collecting sample. Wash hands thoroughly.
Remove one swab from the package. Do not touch cotton tip.
Swab the inside of your cheek for 30 seconds while rotating the swab to collect cells (not saliva).
Immediately after collecting cheek cells, place swab onto the folded swab package to dry for 10 minutes. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for remaining swabs.
Place all 4 swabs into the small sample envelope and seal by removing the plastic strip from the adhesive pad and pressing flap closed.
Place the small sample envelope into the prepaid return shipping envelope and mail the sample back.
Genetic sequencing used to take years. Now it can be done from home and completed in two weeks.
Here’s how we maintain quality while pushing the envelope and innovating the field of genetic testing.
There’s nothing more personal than your DNA. That’s why we take every measure to ensure your most personal data, stays yours.
Millions of human genomes have been sequenced. From these results, the scientific community has established what is normal and healthy, and what is abnormal and can impact health.
Our team has been involved in genome sequencing for over 25 collective years. When our partner lab sends us back your raw genetic data, we rely on that experience to expertly craft a report outlining exactly how your genetic make up can affect various aspects of your health and wellness, based on verified research.
Since the initiation of the human genome project in the late ‘80s, the scientific community has been collecting thousands of terabytes of information about how deviations from the norm can alter gene expression and ultimately phenotypic traits.
Studying the totality of these discoveries is tedious, but necessary to provide an accurate and useful interpretation of individual DNA.