Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2025 Jul 8;37(8):433-435.
doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000001156. eCollection 2025 Aug 1.

DNA banking: Saving your genetic legacy for the future

Laurie M Connors  1 , Terri L Allison  2
Affiliations

DNA banking: Saving your genetic legacy for the future

Laurie M Connors et al. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. .

Abstract

DNA banking is a clinical resource available to preserve an individual's information for genetic testing. DNA can be isolated from blood or tissue samples, then preserved and stored (banked) in a laboratory setting for future genetic testing. Nurse practitioners may include the option of DNA banking in discussions surrounding health care planning, end of life care, or when death is sudden and unexplained.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

References

    1. Basch C. H., Hillyer G. C., Samuel L., Datuowei E., Cohn B. (2023). Direct-to-consumer genetic testing in the news: A descriptive analysis. Journal of Community Genetics, 14(1), 63–69. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-022-00613-z - DOI
    1. Bulla A., De Witt B., Ammerlaan W., McIntyre J., Marrero I., Tsonaka R. (2016). Long-term storage impacts blood DNA yield, but not integrity or methylation. Biopreservation and Biobanking, 14(1), 29–38. https://doi.org/10.1089/bio.2015.0041 - DOI
    1. Castiglione V., Modena M., Aimo A., Chiti E., Botto N., Vittorini S., Guidi B., Vergaro G., Barison A., Rossi A., Passino C., Giannoni A., Di Paolo M., Emdin M. (2021). Molecular autopsy of sudden cardiac death in the genomics era. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 11(8), 1378. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11081378 - DOI
    1. Deignan J. L., De Castro M., Horner V. L., Johnston T., Macaya D., Maleszewski J. J., Reddi H. V., Tayeh M. K., & ACMG Laboratory Quality Assurance Committee. (2023). Points to consider in the practice of postmortem genetic testing: A statement of the American college of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). Genetics in Medicine, 25(5), 100017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2023.100017 - DOI
    1. Latimer R., MacLeod H., Dellefave-Castillo L., Macaya D., Hart T. R. (2022). Postmortem genetic testing is an increasingly utilized tool in death investigation. Academic Forensic Pathology, 12(4), 129–139. https://doi.org/10.1177/19253621221124800 - DOI

LinkOut - more resources