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Buccal Swabs are cotton-tipped applicators. They look like cotton swabs used in personal care, but have a cotton tip at only one end. Buccal swabs are used to collect cheek cells from inside the mouth. These cheek cells provide DNA for HLA testing, which is used to determine a match between a donor and patient.
