Beta Self-Collection™ Kit

Beta Self-Collection™ Kit

Step 2: Collect cheek cells using the swabs provided, and place the used swabs in the paper envelopes.

The Beta Self-Collection™ Kit supplies a packet of 4 swabs for each person to be tested: 2 swabs should be used on the person’s left cheek, and 2 swabs should be used on the right cheek.

Follow these steps when swabbing each tested party:

1. Open the swab packet at the end opposite from the swabs’ cottony tips.



2. Remove one swab from the packet. Be careful not to touch the end with the cottony tip.



3. Insert the swab into the person’s mouth, and rub it briskly against the inside of one cheek for 10 strokes. Rotate the swab while rubbing it back and forth and up and down. Do not rub the same spot over and over.



4. Place the used swab into the paper sample collection envelope provided for that person. Do not place the swab back into the plastic packet. Doing so would encourage mold growth, which could destroy the DNA sample.



5. Repeat the collection process with the remaining 3 swabs. (Remember to use 2 swabs on each cheek.)



6. When all 4 swabs have been collected and placed in the sample collection envelope, seal the envelope.