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A gentle swab along your baby’s gums, checked for selected inherited variants. A plain report written for parents, to read with your pediatrician.

$399one-time

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One-time payment. Self-pay only. We don’t bill insurance for this test.

At checkout, a parent or legal guardian confirms they are ordering for their baby.

The first year of GeneMatrix+ is included when you turn on automatic renewal at checkout. After that it’s $99 a year until you cancel. Renewal is charged to your payment method each year. Leave automatic renewal off and you get the test alone, without a GeneMatrix+ year. Cancel anytime online, or by writing to info@genematrix.io. Your reports stay yours.

GeneBaby does not replace the newborn screening your state performs at birth, and it is not a diagnostic test. Please read the full note

  • Genotyped in our own CLIA-certified lab (New York orders excepted)
  • Your genetic data is never sold, and never shared for marketing or research
  • Reports are yours to keep
  • Full refund within 30 days of ordering, as long as your results haven’t been delivered.

Alongside, not instead

Your state’s newborn screening is still the one to have. GeneBaby checks selected inherited variants beside it. Your pediatrician reads both with you.

  • At birthYour state’s newborn screeningStill the one to have. GeneBaby does not replace it.
  • If you chooseGeneBabyAn extra look at selected inherited variants, in a report written for parents.
ThenYour pediatricianThe one to ask about either result, and to arrange any follow-up.
GeneBaby does not replace the newborn screening your state performs at birth, and it is not a diagnostic test. Deciding to test a child is a decision to make with your pediatrician.

What you’ll learn

A gentle swab beside a cribA swab in its sleeve, drawn beside a small crib with a folded blanket. No baby is drawn.

Inherited conditions screened in a newborn, to discuss with your pediatrician.

A foam-tipped swab on a paper card beside a plain kit box and its lid, on an oak chest of drawers in a nursery, a folded white muslin to one side.

  • Whether a variant was found

    The panel checks selected variants linked to the inherited conditions it lists, and the report says whether any were found.

  • If a variant is found

    The condition it is linked to, and what that could mean for your baby.

  • What to raise with your pediatrician

    The questions worth bringing to your baby’s next check-up, set out so you can read the report together.

  • What it could mean for all of you

    An inherited variant can run in a family. If one is found, the report explains how, in words you can take to your own doctor.

  • A report their doctors can read

    Your baby’s DNA doesn’t change, but what is known about it can. Keep the report, and share it with their doctors, who can check what it means as they grow.

Your report

Every result has three lines: what was found, what it means for your baby, and what to talk through with your pediatrician. If none of the variants it checks was found, the report says so, and sets out what that cannot rule out.

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Illustrative, not a real person’s result

GeneBaby · Newborn panel

Illustrative example

Result

None of the variants tested was found

What it means
None of the variants this panel tests for was found in your child’s sample. This does not rule out the conditions listed.
Next step
Read the report with your pediatrician, alongside your state’s newborn screening.
GeneBaby does not replace the newborn screening your state performs at birth, and it is not a diagnostic test. Deciding to test a child is a decision to make with your pediatrician.

Ways to buy

One self-pay price, paid once when you order. Results are usually ready 5 to 7 business days after the lab receives your activated sample (10 to 14 business days during holiday weeks).

GeneBaby

$399, one-time

One-time payment

  • Your baby’s saliva, from a gentle swab along your baby’s gums at home
  • The GeneBaby report, in plain language
Buy GeneBaby

One-time payment. Self-pay only. We don’t bill insurance for this test.

Add to cart: GeneBaby

The first year of GeneMatrix+ is included when you turn on automatic renewal at checkout. After that it’s $99 a year until you cancel. Renewal is charged to your payment method each year. Leave automatic renewal off and you get the test alone, without a GeneMatrix+ year. Cancel anytime online, or by writing to info@genematrix.io. Your reports stay yours.

At checkout, a parent or legal guardian confirms they are ordering for their baby.

  • The guaranteeFull refund within 30 days of ordering, as long as your results haven’t been delivered. Once your results are delivered, the guarantee no longer applies.

  • Your dataWe never sell your genetic data, and we never share it for marketing or research. It goes only to those who complete your order: the laboratory that runs your tests; for an order shipped to New York, the physician or reference laboratory that completes it; and service providers under contract that store your data or prepare your report for us, including Labrynix and SignalPGx, the laboratory-information and reporting software we use. That holds while GeneMatrix+ is active and after it ends.

  • Cancel anytimeCancel anytime online, or by writing to info@genematrix.io. Your reports stay yours; re-reads stop when GeneMatrix+ ends.

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What does GeneBaby check?

It checks selected variants linked to inherited conditions that can affect a newborn, by genotyping, in a report to discuss with your pediatrician. A child can still have a listed condition through a variant it does not check. Conditions not on the panel are not tested.

GeneBaby does not replace the newborn screening your state performs at birth, and it is not a diagnostic test. Deciding to test a child is a decision to make with your pediatrician.

What can’t GeneBaby tell you?

Some conditions can also arise from causes other than an inherited variant, so a result with none found does not rule them out.

Finding a variant is not the same as having the condition. What it means for your baby is a question for your pediatrician, and for any follow-up testing they arrange.

GeneBaby does not replace the newborn screening your state performs at birth, and it is not a diagnostic test. Deciding to test a child is a decision to make with your pediatrician.

A close view of a newborn's feet cradled in an adult's hands, wrapped in white muslin.

Who it’s for

It’s for you if

  • You want a look at selected inherited variants, on top of your state’s newborn screening.
  • You would rather ask your questions early, at your baby’s first check-ups.
  • You like to read up before an appointment, and want something in writing to bring.

It isn’t for

  • It does not replace state newborn screening. Your baby should still have the screening your state does at birth.
  • It is not a diagnosis. A variant found here needs follow-up with your pediatrician, who can arrange testing to confirm it.
  • It is not for a baby who is unwell. If you are worried about your baby’s health, call your pediatrician now rather than waiting on a test.
  • If a condition runs in your family, or a relative has a known variant, ask your pediatrician or a genetic counselor about clinical testing for it. This panel checks selected variants only.
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Illustrative image, not our laboratory.

Our lab

GeneMatrix runs its own CLIA-certified laboratory in Chicago, and every order is tested there except those shipped to New York. These are the people and credentials behind your results.

Laboratory director
Dr. Shawn Desai, Ph.D., J.D., N.R.C.C.
CLIA certificate
14D2276402
Address
1375 W Fulton St, Suite 545, Chicago, IL 60607
See the certificate and the director

How it works

How it works, step by step
  1. Hands opening the GeneMatrix kit box.

    Your kit arrives

    Order online and the kit comes by mail, straight from the lab, with the swab, its tube and everything you need to use it.

  2. A hand holding a soft foam-tipped swab near a wide-eyed newborn swaddled in white muslin.

    Collect at home

    Wait an hour after breast milk and 30 minutes after any other feed, then rub the soft swab gently along your baby’s lower gums, 10 times on each side. Seal it in its tube and send it back as the kit explains.

  3. Genotyped in our lab

    Your baby’s sample is genotyped in our own CLIA-certified lab in Chicago.

    Orders shipped to New York are completed through a physician order or a reference laboratory permitted in New York.

  4. An older man reading on his phone in a linen armchair by a tall window, seen from behind.

    Your report

    When your results are ready we email you (the email never names your test) with the lab’s secure link to your report, which asks for the tested person’s details before it opens. It is in plain words, to read in your own time.

What’s in your kit

  • The swab and its tubeA soft sponge swab on a cap, and a tube with a little liquid that keeps your sample stable in the post.
  • Step-by-step instructionsPrinted, in plain words, from the wait before you start to the post box.
  • An activation cardYour kit ID, with a QR code and a barcode. Scan it to activate your kit before you mail it.
  • A specimen bagA sealable bag with an absorbent pad inside, which the postal rules ask for.
  • A sealA sticker across the box flap, so it arrives as you closed it.
  • A prepaid return boxThe return box and a prepaid USPS return label. Postage is paid.

Questions

Does GeneBaby replace newborn screening?

No. GeneBaby does not replace the newborn screening your state performs at birth, and it is not a diagnostic test. Deciding to test a child is a decision to make with your pediatrician.

When should we talk to our pediatrician?

Ideally before you order, and again when the report is ready, so you can read it together.

Whose sample do we send?

Your baby’s own saliva, from a gentle swab along your baby’s gums. GeneBaby reads your baby’s own sample, so the report is about your baby. The kit comes with instructions for collecting it.

What happens if a variant is found?

The report explains the variant, the condition it is linked to and what to ask your pediatrician. Finding a variant is not the same as your baby having the condition. Your pediatrician can arrange a test to confirm it, and talk you through what comes next.

If nothing is found, does that rule the conditions out?

No. It means none of the specific variants this panel tests for was found. Variants it does not check, and conditions not on it, are not covered. Keep to your pediatrician’s usual care and your state’s newborn screening.

Is my child’s genetic data sold, or shared for marketing or research?

No. Your genetic data is never sold, and never shared for marketing or research. That includes your child’s.

Do I need a doctor’s order?

You can order online; self-pay orders don’t need a doctor’s order. Orders shipped to New York are completed through a physician order or a reference laboratory permitted in New York.

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One-time payment. Self-pay only. We don’t bill insurance for this test.

Limits

Your baby’s sample is genotyped in our own CLIA-certified lab in Chicago (New York orders excepted). Genotyping reads selected positions in the genes on this panel; it does not read every position in those genes, or your whole genome.

  1. The panel checks selected variants linked to the conditions it lists. A child can still have a listed condition through a variant it does not check. Conditions not on the panel are not tested.
  2. Some conditions can also arise from causes other than an inherited variant, so a result with none found does not rule them out.
  3. Finding a variant is not the same as having the condition. What it means for your baby is a question for your pediatrician, and for any follow-up testing they arrange.

Please read

LabOur genetic tests are laboratory-developed tests performed in our own CLIA-certified laboratory. New York is the exception: orders shipped there are completed through a physician order or a reference laboratory permitted in New York. Our genetic tests have not been cleared or approved by the FDA. Results describe inherited traits and risks and are meant to inform decisions you make with your clinician. They are not a diagnosis.

NewbornGeneBaby does not replace the newborn screening your state performs at birth, and it is not a diagnostic test. Deciding to test a child is a decision to make with your pediatrician.

Who writes our guides, where their facts come from and how to ask for a correction: our editorial policy.

A parent holding a sleeping newborn, wrapped in white muslin, against their shoulder.

A plain report to bring to your baby’s check-ups.

$399one-time

Buy GeneBabySee all tests

One-time payment. Self-pay only. We don’t bill insurance for this test.

At checkout, a parent or legal guardian confirms they are ordering for their baby.

The first year of GeneMatrix+ is included when you turn on automatic renewal at checkout. After that it’s $99 a year until you cancel. Renewal is charged to your payment method each year. Leave automatic renewal off and you get the test alone, without a GeneMatrix+ year. Cancel anytime online, or by writing to info@genematrix.io. Your reports stay yours.

GeneBaby does not replace the newborn screening your state performs at birth, and it is not a diagnostic test. Please read the full note