TY - JOUR AU - Hughes, Summer R. AU - Chapleau, Richard R. PY - 2019 DA - 2019/03/23 TI - Comparing DNA quantity and quality using saliva collection following food and beverage consumption JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 165 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - With the democratization of genetic testing, researchers, clinicians, and educators must consider the varying degree of field conditions when collecting samples for genetic analyses. For genotyping or sequencing studies, study designers have multiple options from which to choose, including cheek swabs and saliva sampling. One significant benefit of saliva collection is that it can be done remotely, in the privacy of one’s home. This same benefit adds a risk of compliance. Therefore, our goal with this study was to see if the quality and quantity of the saliva collection by a saliva DNA collection kit would be affected by not following the manufacturer’s directions, i.e., drinking or eating right before collection. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4211-6 DO - 10.1186/s13104-019-4211-6 ID - Hughes2019 ER -