Sage
Veterinary Report by Embark
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Test Date: November 24th, 2020
Customer-supplied information
Owner Name: Wendy Wiederin
Dog Name: Sage
Sex:
Female
(intact)
Date of birth:
04/04/19
Breed type: purebred
Breed: Border Collie
Breed registration: American Border Collie Association (ABCA)
Microchip: N/A
Genetic summary
Genetic breed identification:
Border Collie
Breed mix:
Border Collie: 100.0%Predicted adult weight: 37 lbs
Calculated from 17 size genes.
Life stage: Young adult
Based on date of birth provided.
Clinical Tools
These clinical genetic tools can inform clinical decisions and diagnoses. These tools do not predict increased risk for disease.
Alanine Aminotransferase Activity (GPT)
Sage's baseline ALT level may be Low Normal
Sage has two copies of a variant in the GPT gene and is likely to have a lower than average baseline ALT activity. ALT is a commonly used measure of liver health on routine veterinary blood chemistry panels. As such, your veterinarian may want to watch for changes in Sage's ALT activity above their current, healthy, ALT activity. As an increase above Sage’s baseline ALT activity could be evidence of liver damage, even if it is within normal limits by standard ALT reference ranges.
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is a clinical tool that can be used by veterinarians to better monitor liver health. This result is not associated with liver disease. ALT is one of several values veterinarians measure on routine blood work to evaluate the liver. It is a naturally occurring enzyme located in liver cells that helps break down protein. When the liver is damaged or inflamed, ALT is released into the bloodstream.
Genetic testing is the only way to provide your veterinarian with this clinical tool.
Veterinarians may recommend blood work to establish a baseline ALT value for healthy dogs with one or two copies of this variant.
Health Report
If Sage inherited any of the variants that we tested, they will be listed at the top of the Health Report section, along with a description of how to interpret this result. We also include all of the variants that we tested Sage for that we did not detect the risk variant for.
A genetic test is not a diagnosisThis genetic test does not diagnose a disease. Please talk to your vet about your dog’s genetic results, or if you think that your pet may have a health condition or disease.
Good news!
Sage is not at increased risk for the genetic health conditions that Embark tests.
Breed-Relevant Genetic Conditions 8 variants not detected
Additional Genetic Conditions 187 variants not detected
Breed-Relevant Conditions Tested
Sage did not have the variants that we tested for, that are relevant to her breed:
Additional Conditions Tested
Sage did not have the variants that we tested for, in the following conditions that the potential effect on dogs with Sage’s breed may not yet be known.
Additional Conditions Tested
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Genetic Diversity and Inbreeding
Coefficient of Inbreeding (COI)
- Genetic Result:
- 13%
Our genetic COI measures the proportion of your dog’s genome (her genes) where the genes on the mother’s side are identical by descent to those on the father’s side. The higher your dog’s coefficient of inbreeding (the percentage), the more inbred your dog is.
Your Dog’s COI
This graph represents where your dog’s inbreeding levels fall on a scale compared to both dogs with a similar breed makeup to her (the blue bars) and all purebred dogs (the grey line).
Genetic Diversity and Inbreeding
More on the Science
Embark scientists, along with our research partners at Cornell University, have shown the impact of inbreeding on longevity and fertility and developed a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed method for accurately measuring COI and predicting average COI in litters.
- Sams & Boyko 2019 "Fine-Scale Resolution of Runs of Homozygosity Reveal Patterns of Inbreeding and Substantial Overlap with Recessive Disease Genotypes in Domestic Dogs"
- Chu et al 2019 "Inbreeding depression causes reduced fecundity in Golden Retrievers"
- Yordy et al 2019 "Body size, inbreeding, and lifespan in domestic dogs"
About Embark
Embark Veterinary is a canine genetics company offering research-grade genetic tests to pet owners and breeders. Every Embark test examines over 200,000 genetic markers, and provides results for over 230 genetic health conditions, breed identification, clinical tools, and more.
Embark is a research partner of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and collaborates with scientists and registries to accelerate genetic research in canine health. We make it easy for customers and vets to understand, share and make use of their dog’s unique genetic profile to improve canine health and happiness.
Learn more at embarkvet.com
Veterinarians and hospitals can send inquiries to veterinarians@embarkvet.com.