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Extraction phase: 2 weeks

It takes 2 weeks to extract DNA from your saliva and ensure that it is high quality and was not damaged or contaminated in transit.

Sequencing phase: 5-6 weeks

Then approximately 5-6 weeks to run the DNA through the sequencing or genotyping machines to read your sequence.

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Bioinformatics & checks phase: 2 weeks

Lastly it takes 2 weeks to run our bioinformatics software and perform quality control checks on the data before returning the results to you.

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