Know your risks while it is still something you can act on.
Most genetic testing happens after a diagnosis, when the information can only explain what already happened. Proactive screening looks earlier — at inherited cardiovascular and cancer risk variants — so you and your healthcare provider can decide whether earlier or more frequent screening makes sense for you.
Collected at home · CLIA-certified lab
Proactive panels
Cardiovascular · Hereditary cancer
Expanded options available
The risk of not testing
~1 in 10
Inherited risk
Cancers are linked to an inherited genetic change that runs in families.
Once
Test once
A single sample — your results stay valid for the rest of your life.
Family
For relatives
What you learn can change screening plans for parents, siblings and children.
Population figures come from published hereditary-risk literature and are educational, not a prediction of your own result.
If your doctor or genetic counselor suggested this test, you are in the right place. Order below and we will make sure the results reach whoever is guiding your care.
Everything you need to know, up front.
The total price, what is included, who orders your test, who reviews your results and when to expect them.
Total price
From $950
One-time price that depends on the panel you choose, shown in full at checkout before you pay. No separate fee for the kit, return shipping or the healthcare provider order.
What's included
Kit to report
A cheek-swab kit with instructions, a prepaid return label, the healthcare provider order, testing in our lab, a secure online report and genetic counseling if you want it.
Who orders the test
A licensed healthcare provider
A licensed healthcare provider in our network reviews your request and places the order during checkout, at no extra cost. No referral needed.
Who reviews the results
A board-certified geneticist
Every report is reviewed and signed in our lab by a board-certified molecular geneticist before it is released. We recommend reviewing findings with your healthcare provider or a genetic counselor.
When to expect results
About 2 weeks
After the lab receives your sample — careful variant interpretation takes longer than an infection panel.
Order a test
Choose the proactive health panel that fits your goals. Kits ship to your door, or drop your sample off at our Maryland lab. No appointment and no insurance claim required.
From $950
All proactive genetic tests
NextCheckout opens in a new tab. Testing is not a diagnosis; results are reviewed with a licensed provider.
Is proactive testing right for you?
If any of these sound familiar, this test was built for your situation.
Answering yes to even one of these is a good reason to test now rather than after a diagnosis.
Family history is a clue. It is not an answer.
Plenty of people carry a risk variant with no family history they know of — records are incomplete, relatives are out of touch, and some conditions skip visible generations. Testing replaces a half-remembered family tree with something specific.
It can change your screening schedule
For some inherited risks, guidelines support starting screening earlier or repeating it more often. That decision is your healthcare provider's, informed by a documented result.
It informs your relatives
Inherited variants are shared. A result gives siblings, children and parents a concrete reason to ask their own doctors about testing.
Timing is the whole advantage
The value of a proactive result comes from having it before symptoms, while prevention and surveillance are still on the table.
Start where your family history points
Both risk panels are collected the same way and run in our own CLIA-certified laboratory. If you are not sure which fits, start with the conversation — we would rather you test for a reason.
Cardiovascular Risk
Inherited heart & vascular variants
Screens for inherited variants associated with conditions such as familial hypercholesterolemia and inherited cardiomyopathies — the kinds of risk that can be managed well when identified early. Also covers antiplatelet metabolism, where metabolizer status may affect whether a standard dose of a medication such as clopidogrel has the intended effect.
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Inherited cancer predisposition genes
Screens established predisposition genes — including BRCA1 and BRCA2 and other genes associated with breast, ovarian, colorectal and related cancers.
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Broad screening
Our broadest option, for people who want a wider baseline across inherited disease risk. Best chosen with clinical guidance, since broader screening returns more findings to interpret.
Order this panelClear about what was found — and what it does not mean.
A genetic result is a probability, not a verdict. Our reports are written to make that distinction plainly, and to give your healthcare provider the classification detail they need.
Genetic counseling: available with every panel. We recommend reviewing findings with a genetic counselor.
Who this is for
Proactive testing suits people who want a baseline while they are well — not people looking for reassurance about a symptom they have today.
A family history that worries you
A parent, sibling or grandparent diagnosed young is the most common reason people test.
No family history, no baseline
Adoption, estrangement or simply incomplete records leave a real blank. Testing fills it.
Planning a family
Some inherited risks are worth understanding before pregnancy, alongside your obstetric care.
A checkpoint in your 30s to 50s
Old enough for prevention to matter, early enough for it to work.
Collected at home, run in our own lab
Tested once — your genome does not change, so the report stays valid for life.
Order online
Choose a panel and check out. A licensed healthcare provider in our network reviews and places the order at no extra cost.
Collect your sample
A cheek swab in unmarked packaging, with instructions. No blood draw, no fasting, no appointment.
Send it to our lab
Prepaid FedEx overnight label, or drop it at our Maryland lab in person, Mon–Fri 9am–5pm.
Review your results
Your report lands in a secure portal, then goes to your healthcare provider or a genetic counselor.
Questions people actually ask
If I test positive, does that mean I will get the disease?
No. Most results describe increased risk, not certainty. Many people carrying a risk variant never develop the associated condition, and many without one still do. What a result changes is the screening and prevention conversation with your healthcare provider.
Can insurers use this against me?
The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) restricts health insurers and employers from using genetic information in coverage and employment decisions. It does not cover life, disability or long-term care insurance. If those are a concern for you, weigh that before testing.
Do I need genetic counseling?
We recommend it for hereditary cancer and cardiovascular findings, and for the expanded panel in particular.
What does this mean for my family?
Inherited variants are shared with blood relatives. A result of yours may be relevant to siblings, children and parents — the report is written so you can share it with them and their providers.
Is my genetic data sold or shared?
No. Results live in a HIPAA-compliant portal only you can open, and we do not sell or license your genetic data.
How long do results take?
Typically a couple of weeks from the day your sample reaches the lab — longer than an infection panel, because variant interpretation is careful work.
Should I test if I have no symptoms and no family history?
That is exactly the proactive case: a baseline while you are well. If you have symptoms now, see a healthcare provider instead — this is not a diagnostic test.
The best time to know is before.
A baseline while you are well, read by our own CLIA-certified lab, and written to be discussed with your doctor.
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