What does giving a blood or saliva sample involve?
First, willing participants will need to sign BOTH a consent form and a form that authorizes use of health information, which they will receive in the mail, and mail them back to the RPGEH. Participants will then receive instructions on providing a blood or saliva sample. For blood samples, participants will receive information about how to go to their local Kaiser Permanente laboratory to provide a blood sample. If participants prefer to provide a saliva sample rather than a blood sample, we will send them a saliva kit with instructions.
