Your spit can decode kidney disease

Join a nationwide study from the comfort of your home. By sharing a simple saliva sample, you’ll help researchers discover better ways to prevent and treat kidney disease.

Research Study of the Genetics of Kidney Disease

Step 1

Join the study and share some health information.

Step 2

Return your saliva sample to us for analysis.

Step 4

Researchers make discoveries that can lead to new treatments or therapies.

Your DNA is analyzed along with 1,000s of others to make discoveries.

Step 3

Step 1

How It Works

Receive a FREE Ancestry Report as a thank you. We will measure the similarity of your DNA to reference groups of individuals from many different regions around the world. Find out your roots!

Ever wonder about your ancestry?

Note: the study does not return individual DNA results.

Led by researchers at the Rutgers University Genetics Coordinating Center.

Meet the experts behind the study

We also partner with the Regeneron Genetics Center to analyze genetic data and uncover discoveries that improve lives. Your privacy is protected at every step — only de-identified data is shared.

Distinguished Professor and Chair of Genetics at Rutgers University

Professor of Statistics at Rutgers University

Dr. Tara Matise

Dr. Steve Buyske

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IRB approved study · ClinicalTrials.gov registered