This voluntary study is open to anyone 18 and older who hasn’t received a stem cell transplant or a bone marrow transplant from a donor. Genetic screening is offered at no cost to you, and health insurance is not required.

You can choose to visit a lab to provide a blood sample or request an at-home saliva test kit if you’d prefer to provide a saliva sample.

This link will take you to your HealthPartners online account to confirm your identity. Once complete, your information will be shared with our research partner, Helix, to help you sign up.

If you don’t have a HealthPartners online account, you can create one.

This large-scale community health research program is one of the first of its kind in Minnesota. We’re offering genetic screening at no cost to participants and aiming to enroll 100,000 people in the program. Through returning actionable results and developing our secure genetic research database, myGenetics can help enable more personalized and preventive health care for our communities.

Genetic screening is offered at no cost to you, and health insurance isn’t required to participate. Through myGenetics, you’ll learn about your genetic risk for:

• Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
• Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome)
• Familial hypercholesterolemia (hereditary high cholesterol)

You’ll also have the opportunity to learn about your regional ancestry and how your DNA may influence personal traits, including:

• Caffeine sensitivity
• Sleep patterns
• Sweet tooth
• And more!

Taking part in our genetic screening study is easy. Here’s what you can expect after signing up.

You’ll be guided to make an appointment at one of our labs to provide a blood sample (a saliva sample may be collected if you prefer). Your visit will only take about 15 minutes. Don’t make an appointment for a myGenetics lab visit within 30 days of a blood transfusion.

If you’d prefer, you can request an at-home saliva test kit to provide a saliva sample for the study. Just follow the instructions that come with the kit for providing and returning your sample.

Once we have your sample, we will send it to our genomics partner Helix to sequence your DNA. In rare circumstances, you might not need to provide a new sample to participate if you’ve already completed a clinical test with Helix. To check if this applies to you, please contact the myGenetics team.

You’ll receive your genetics report in your HealthPartners online account and in your Helix account, if you choose to create one. The results of your actionable health risks will also be sent to your health record and your care team so we can use it to provide personalized care recommendations.

If you’re found to have a risk for one of the inherited cancer or heart conditions that are part of this study, we’ll connect you with one of our genetic counselors. We’ll help you better understand your test results and guide you toward the care you need.

Your genetic information and information from your medical record will also become part of our genetic research database. This will help us support research that may improve health care for future generations.

And as part of our valued research community, we’ll keep you up to date on how your participation is advancing genetic research.

Population genomics research is at the forefront of medical science. A DNA test can provide a more detailed picture of your hereditary health risks than talking through your family history. We’re able to learn if our patients are at clinically higher risks for developing serious health conditions. Finding these genetic markers early may help our care team provide personalized preventive care recommendations, improving lives.

We’re still learning all the ways DNA testing can help improve the quality of health care. By participating in this study, your genetic information will help us learn what may cause certain diseases and how we can treat them more effectively. Together, we can work towards improving the standard of care for all.

This link will take you to your HealthPartners online account to confirm your identity. Once complete, your information will be shared with our research partner, Helix, to help you sign up.

If you don’t have a HealthPartners online account, you can create one.

Our team of experts is just a phone call away. We’re available to answer any questions you might have about participating in this study and the genetic screening that is a part of it.

You can reach us at 952-967-5357 or mygenetics@healthpartners.com.

We believe in the power of shared experiences. By participating in myGenetics, you’re helping us learn how we may be able to improve the standards of health care for everyone. We’re proud of how this work will impact the health of our families, friends and community for generations to come.

We’d love to hear about your experience with myGenetics. Sharing your story can help spread awareness about this community research program and encourage others to join. No story is too big or too small to share.

Tell us your myGenetics story

As a leader in health care, we’re investing in groundbreaking research so we can continue to provide the best care to our patients and community. To do this, we’ve teamed up with Helix, a leading population genomics company. Helix was awarded the first and only FDA authorization for its whole exome sequencing platform. Together, we’ll deliver powerful genetic information to you and your care team for proactive health care planning.