Wellness Workflow

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  Order a Test

  Only a medical doctor, working together with a nutritionist or a personal trainer, can request the test and fill out the form
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  Genetic analysis

  Send, by mail, the biological sample (a buccal swab) and the signed test requisition form to the HeartGenetics labs
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  Genetic test report

  Results are delivered to the healthcare professional that requested the test, using the HeartGenetics’s web-based client platform

Legal requirements

• In many countries, any healthcare professional, including a nutritionist or a personal trainer, can order this type of genetic test.
• In the EU, different countries apply different regulations to lifestyle genetics, which are not used for diagnostics.
• The person that will perform the genetic test must sign an informed consent form.

Results are delivered in 10 days

Sample conditions

• Saliva: Isohelix Saliva Collectors Kit or Oragene DNA Collection kit, Genotek; DNA / RNA Shield ™ Collection Tube with Swab, Zymo
• Blood – 2 or 3mL of whole sterile blood collected in a plastic whole blood tube with spray-coated K2EDTA or K3EDTA
• DNA – DNA minimum concentration 300ng at [35] ng/mL

Shipping conditions

• Send samples at room temperature in a padded envelope. Ship immediately so HeartGenetics can receive it within 72 hours after collection.
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• Please contact us for more information if your sample conditions are not included.