How to Collect Your Sample - a Step-by-Step Guide

Your kit includes all the items needed for you to complete a simple and painless inside cheek swab. The collection vial keeps your cell sample stable in a nontoxic buffer until it reaches our laboratory.

Once your DNA is extracted, it undergoes genotyping to reveal your custom 3X4 genetic results, tailored exclusively to you.

Please note: after you register your kit via the QR code / link provided, you will be given step-by-step instructions on how to collect your sample.

Check Kit Contents

3X4 DNA Kit Contents include one swab, one vial, one sealable bag, packed inside a cardboard tube. Some kits contain a return shipping bag and label.

Please contact support@3x4genetics.com if:

Any item is missing or visibly damaged
The swab packet is not sealed
The vial does not contain liquid
Your kit appears to be tampered with

Preparation

⚠ Caution: Read all steps before collecting your sample

Note: It is recommended not to eat, drink, or smoke for 60 mins before collecting your sample.
Do not touch Swab tips or allow contact with any other object.
Tap the Vial gently 2-3 times before collection to concentrate all liquid to the bottom.
If possible, collect your sample in the morning before eating / brushing teeth, etc.

Collect Your Sample

1. Place Vial standing up on a flat surface. Peel open bag containing Swab and remove the swab. Unscrew vial cap before collecting sample. 2. Rub swab tip firmly against the inside of your cheek 15-20 times, using light pressure similar to brushing your teeth a. Rotate swab tip as you are rubbing b. Cover entire cheek from the top to bottom and side to side 3. Pick up vial and hold steady in one hand. Slowly twist swab into vial with a corkscrew motion. There will be resistance, but push swab to the bottom of the device. 4. Hold vial steady and move swab up and down rapidly inside the vial 10-15 times without moving the swab out of the liquid. 5. At this point remove and discard the swab: Hold vial firmly and remove swab by slowly twisting out with a corkscrew motion. Dispose of the used swab according to local regulations. 6. Replace cap tightly and place vial in the Sealable bag and seal completely. Do not remove the absorbent pad from the bag.

Returning Your Sample

You have 7 days to drop off your completed sample.

It usually takes one week for your shipment to arrive at the lab, and 3-4 weeks for lab processing.

Refer to this article on shipping & packaging your DNA sample.

Either you, or your provider, will be notified as soon as your results are ready!

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