Dog Aging Project: Genomic and Blood Biomarker Data from 7,627 Pet Dogs

7,627 dogs from the Dog Aging Project provide genotypic and phenotypic data, including 976 dogs profiled for 159 blood metabolites and clinical analytes. The dataset contains survey responses, complete blood counts, serum chemistry profiles, metabolites, and genome-wide association study summary statistics for 313 traits. Sohrab Vista deposited this data on the Harvard Dataverse, with a last update in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Conducting genome-wide association studies (GWAS) based on 313 blood and survey trait phenotypes
• Identifying conserved aging biomarkers by mapping canine blood traits to orthologous human loci
• Analyzing the pleiotropic metabolic effects of breed selection using breed ancestry data
• Modeling individual mortality risk using longitudinal data on metabolites, blood counts, and serum chemistry

Strengths

• Includes data from 7,627 dogs, a substantial sample for a canine study
• Provides detailed blood metabolite profiles for 976 individuals across 159 analytes
• Contains longitudinal data for survival analysis, enabling time-series modeling
• Offers GWAS summary statistics for a broad set of 313 traits

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count for individual data files is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect bias inherent to the volunteer-based Dog Aging Project cohort

Provenance

Source

Dog Aging Project, deposited by Sohrab, Vista on Harvard Dataverse

Collection Method

Collected from pet dogs participating in the Dog Aging Project, including surveys, clinical tests, and genotyping

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-06 17:42:21; freshness should be verified