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When you receive your free Beta Self-Collection™ Kit, you will find easy-to-follow instructions included in the materials. The instructions outline several points that are critical to remember when preparing your DNA samples for paternity testing.

As you are taking the buccal (cheek) swabs and preparing them for shipping, please be sure to remember the following:

1. Be sure to LABEL each buccal swab envelope correctly. It is usually best to label one envelope and swab one person at a time to avoid possible mix up of envelopes and samples.

2. Remember to swab ALL OVER the inside of the cheek; try not to rub one spot repeatedly. Rotate the swab while you are rubbing the cheek lining to ensure maximum DNA sample collection. Follow the instructions provided in your kit to ensure that the proper amount of DNA is collected for the paternity analysis.

3. After you have followed the instructions for swabbing each person’s cheek, place swabs in the PAPER ENVELOPES provided. Do NOT put the swabs back into the plastic wrapper. This will cause mold or mildew to grow inside the plastic, and will destroy the DNA sample on the swabs. Beta Genetics cannot perform DNA paternity testing on swabs that have been placed in plastic.

4. Enclose all of the buccal swab envelopes in the Business Reply envelope and mail the kit to our DNA testing laboratory.

If you have more questions, the the video located here shows step-by-step instructions on how to properly prepare your DNA samples for paternity testing using the free Beta Self-Collection ™ Kit. You can also visit http://www.betagenetics.com/dna-collection.html.

Please contact one of our caring case managers at 1-800-798-3810 if you need further assistance.

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