Your guide to saliva sample collection

Video instruction

Watch the onboarding to learn more about Saliva DNA testing process.

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Step 1

Scan QR code outside the box that will take you to the Saliva Collection instructional video.

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Step 2

Scan the consent QR code inside the box to register your test online.

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Step 3
  • Unpack the kit, read the provided instructions carefully.
  • Collect your sample.
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Step 4
  • Rinse your mouth thoroughly with water.
  • 30 minutes before collecting the saliva sample.
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Step 5
  • Hold the collection tube funnel upright and deliver saliva into it.
  • Collect 3 ml of clear saliva (excluding bubbles).
  • Discard the funnel into a waste bin.
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Step 6

Hold the tube upright and close the lid tightly.

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Step 7

Stick one barcode on the sample tube and the second barcode on the specimen bag as instructed in the video.

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Step 8
  • Place saliva collection tube back into the specimen bag and seal the bag without removing the absorption pad.
  • Place the bag containing your saliva collection tube back into the cardboard box provided.
  • Seal the box using the security sticker provided.
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Step 9
  • Place the test cardboard box into the prepaid provided envelope.
  • Please stick the royal mail provided sticker on the envelope, seal it.
  • Post it through Royal Mail Service.
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Step 10

You will receive an email with your results within 48 hrs after the laboratory receives your sample.

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