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GeneType
GeneType Risk Test
GeneType Risk Test combines genetic and clinical information in a laboratory risk assessment, with results provided through a healthcare professional.
Why consider this test?
Explore the markers listed below with your practitioner, who can help decide whether this test addresses your health question and interpret the findings alongside your symptoms and history.
What you receive
As soon as we receive your results, we will forward a copy to you and ensure they are also available for your doctor. Your results report is included whether or not you book a results consultation.
How the sample is collected
Collect your cheek or saliva sample at home using the supplied kit and complete the accompanying health and family-history information. Return your sample using the kit instructions.
See collection guidance and full test informationYour test and results report are included in the price below. A results consultation is optional and costs $49, once per order when selected.
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When to expect your results
Approximately 3–4 weeks after laboratory receipt of your sample and required clinical information.
The order-to-results journey includes order and referral checks, collection arrangements, sample transport and laboratory analysis. These stages are separate from the laboratory processing estimate.
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Practitioner consult session
A 15-minute consultation. An email link will be included in your order confirmation to make the booking.
Optional 1:1 with our clinical team · $49
Understand your test before you order
About this test
GeneType Risk Test combines genetic and clinical information in a laboratory risk assessment, with results provided through a healthcare professional.
What it measures
This listing is for the full GeneType panel offered by OptiLabs, rather than a choice of individual assessments. The laboratory applies its eligibility criteria to the information supplied for each patient.
The assessment combines selected genetic variants into polygenic risk scores and considers them alongside the clinical and family-history information you supply. It is not a whole-genome sequence or a search for every inherited condition.
Sample and collection
Collect your cheek or saliva sample at home using the supplied kit and complete the accompanying health and family-history information. Return your sample using the kit instructions.
What your report includes
- Risk estimates for the assessments you are eligible to receive.
- A comparison with the reference population used by the laboratory.
- A summary of genetic and other risk factors included in the models.
- A patient summary to discuss with your health professional.
Receiving your results
As soon as we receive your results, we will forward a copy to you and ensure they are also available for your doctor.
A paid consultation is not required to receive your results. OptiLabs arranges the laboratory request and provides your report through the healthcare team.
Timing
Allow approximately 3–4 weeks after the laboratory receives your completed sample and required clinical information. Kit delivery and return transport are additional to laboratory processing time.
Important information
This is a risk assessment, not a finding that you have a condition. It does not replace symptom assessment, recommended screening or hereditary genetic testing. Discuss the implications of genetic testing with a health professional before providing your sample.
Price and inclusions
Your test and your results report are included in the displayed price. You can order without booking a consultation. A results consultation is optional and costs $49, once per order when selected.
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GeneType’s full-panel information, assessment areas and eligibility
Your testing journey
From your order to your results.
Order and referral review, sample collection, laboratory analysis and discussing your report are separate stages. Your test’s processing estimate covers the laboratory stage.
ARRANGE
Your kit is posted
Once the required checks are complete, your collection kit is posted to you. Delivery time is additional to laboratory processing. Read all instructions before you start.
COMPLETE
Collect and return
Complete the sample collection at home and return it using the supplied instructions. Allow time for preparation, any timed collections and return postage.
RESULTS
Laboratory processing
The laboratory analyses your sample and prepares your report. As soon as we receive your results, we will forward a copy to you and ensure they are also available for your doctor. A results consultation is optional.
Preparing for this test
Read the instructions supplied for your exact test before collecting. Check food, drink, medicines, timing, storage and return requirements with your practitioner. Do not stop prescribed medicines without advice.
Does the estimate include postage?
No. The laboratory estimate does not include order review, referral checks, delivery to you, the time you take to collect, or transport back to the testing laboratory. These stages make up the full order-to-results journey.
Need results by a particular date?
Check with Evergreen before ordering so the referral requirements, collection timing, delivery and laboratory estimate can be considered together.
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Practical questions about choosing, preparing for and reviewing this test.
Do I need a consultation or referral?
You can order without booking a paid consultation. A results consultation is optional and costs $49 once per order. Whole Body MRI includes its pre-scan and results appointments in the package price. Where the laboratory requires a practitioner request form, this is arranged as part of the ordering process.
Should I change medicines or supplements before testing?
Do not stop prescribed medicines on your own. Tell your practitioner what you take and follow the preparation instructions for this test. Timing, fasting and other requirements depend on the sample and markers being measured.
Does the test tell me what treatment I need?
A result is one part of an assessment. A qualified practitioner should interpret it alongside your symptoms, history and medicines. Check whether a results consultation is included in your purchase or needs to be booked separately.
How should I read the reference ranges?
Use the reference intervals and units on your own laboratory report. Ranges can vary with the method and patient factors. A result inside or outside a range does not establish a diagnosis on its own.
When does the turnaround estimate start?
The laboratory estimate is not the time from placing your order. Allow time for referral checks, kit dispatch where needed, sample collection and transport before processing. The estimate varies by test, and specialist or overseas analysis can take longer.
Follow the estimate for your specific test. A quoted 3–5 business days does not include the whole ordering and collection journey.
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