General FAQ's
Any and all helpful answers for the most asked questions to us here at GlycanAge.
Logistics
GlycanAge Kit, Sample & Analysis
- How do I take the GlycanAge sample?
- Do GlycanAge kits expire?
- Optimal times for sample to be fresh?
- Where is my sample analysed?
- What changes in my report when I change my essential information?
- I haven't received my results for more than 3 weeks!
- How long does analysis take?
- Do you accept samples that are venously drawn?/ Is it okay to use blood samples drawn from a vein?
- How often should I test?
- How to prepare for my GlycanAge test?
Science
- What is GlycanAge?
- How does GlycanAge work?
- Does GlycanAge measure DNA?
- What is the range for the GlycanAge result?
- How do you interpret my results?
- What will this test do for me?
- What is this test about?
- What does the GlycanAge test measure?
- What is your error margin?
- Have you validated GlycanAge with all causes of mortality?
- What is the difference between GlycanAge and other biological age tests on the market?
- How does the biological age calculated correlates with the alternatives measuring the biological age, e.g. epigenetic clock?
- Are these tests the same as DNA sequencing?
- Why is the test more accurate. Do you develop test in house?
- What kind of tests do you run with the blood? Is it a telomer test?
- Can my biological age change through time?
- When to wait before testing?