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Collection Kits for
Down Syndrome Research

Request specialized sample collection kits designed to meet rigorous research and regulatory standards.
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Kit Options

Choose the Right Kit for Your Study

Explore our customizable biospecimen kits, expertly designed for a wide range of sample types and research requirements. Below are examples of kits employed by the NIH INCLUDE Project Collaboration for Down syndrome Progress (DS-CDP).
Adult Kit Child Kit Tasso Kit Saliva Kits Replacement Kits
Adult man with Down syndrome smiling
  • Includes collection tubes, labels, shipping materials
  • Suitable for genetic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses
  • Intended for research participants weighing over 11 kg
  • Facilitates collection of DNA, RNA, oral microbiome, whole blood, plasma, RBCs
  • Viable buffy coat and CyTOF-ready fixed whole blood may be collected with the Adult/Child Supplement Kit
  • One kit is used per collection event/visit
Young boy with Down syndrome running and smiling
  • Includes collection tubes, labels, shipping materials
  • Suitable for genetic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses
  • Intended for research participants weighing under 11 kg
  • Facilitates collection of DNA, RNA, oral microbiome, whole blood, plasma, RBCs
  • Viable buffy coat and CyTOF-ready fixed whole blood may be collected with the Adult/Child Supplement Kit
  • One kit is used per collection event/visit
Woman with Down syndrome using the Tasso device with a clinical coordinator
  • Includes collection tubes, labels, shipping materials
  • Suitable for genetic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses
  • Intended for research participants who cannot do a venous blood draw
  • Facilitates collection of DNA, RNA, and plasma from capillary blood
  • One kit is used per collection event/visit
Man with Down syndrome getting his tongue swabbed for a saliva sample
  • Includes collection tubes, labels, shipping materials
  • Suitable for multi-omics analysis and targeted assays
  • Intended for research participants who cannot give blood
  • Facilitates collection of DNA
  • One kit is used per collection event/visit
Open sample kit on a table
  • Contains replacement collection and storage tubes for the adult, child, and tasso kits
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Down syndrome biological samples in a centrifuge
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