SmartDx Dog DNA Testing

DNA Testing to Learn a Dog’s Disease Risks

Dogs are a cherished part of any family, and a dog owner needs to do whatever it takes to keep their pet safe. Here at SmartDx, we have created a revolutionary new dog DNA test that uses an oral swab kit and AI technology to help you make sure your dog lives a happy and healthy life. The test examines your dog’s DNA for disease risk factors, identifying the risk your dog has for various illnesses including cancers and cardiac diseases in their lifetime.



Predict Dog Cancers and Cardiac Diseases

SmartDx can predict 10 of the most commonly diagnosed canine diseases:

Canine Cancers

  • Lymphoma
  • Hemangiosarcoma
  • Canine Mammary Tumors
  • Mast Cell Tumors
  • Glioma
  • Osteosarcoma

Canine Cardiac Diseases

  • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
  • Tricuspid valve disease (TVD)
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy form 1 (DCM1)
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy form 2 (DCM2)

What is SmartDx Dog Genetic Screening?

SmartDx offers a game-changing Artificial Intelligence Platform that uses predictive models that can screen for canine cancer and heart disease. Dedicated pet owners want to do everything they can to help their furry friends live as long as possible, and cancer and cardiac disease are two of the most common ailments for dogs. In fact, 1 in every 4 dogs will develop cancer over the course of their lives, and a staggering 8% of all dogs in the US will suffer from cardiac disease. SmartDx uses cutting-edge AI technology to predict whether your dog is at risk for developing these devastating diseases in their lifetime, allowing for earlier intervention and preventative care.


How Does SmartDx Work?

SmartDx can predict your dog’s risk for cancer and heart disease with high accuracy and very low false positive or negative rates using proprietary algorithms developed over years of development and research by SmartDx. Below you can find a brief overview of how our canine disease panels work:

1. Oral Swab

The first step is to get a DNA sample using a simple oral swab. Just swab the inside of your dog’s mouth, and send the sample to SmartDx for processing.

2. Genomic Sequencing

Once SmartDx receives the oral swab, we begin genomic sequencing. This provides a high quality genetic sequences that can be passed to our genetic format Conversion Software.

3. Conversion of Sequencing to AI Format Using MORSE

MORSE then converts the genetic sequencing data to a binary format for downstream AI-powered risk assessment. This conversion allows SmartDx to utilize AI to predict your dog’s risk factors for heart disease and cancer.

4. Disease Risk Prediction Using SSIMP

SSIMP is short for Semi-Supervised Imputation of Mutation Probability. This proprietary system uses AI to perform lifetime disease risk assessment for dogs. We use our proprietary dataset containing >2,500 dogs that were diagnosed at advanced ages and >14,000 undiagnosed dogs to create our mutation distributions and lifetime risk prediction models.

5. Get Your Dog the Preventive Treatment They Need!

The test will provide you with crucial information that lets you know whether your dog is at risk for heart disease and cancer. Armed with this information, you can visit a vet to help give your dog the preventive treatment they need to extend their lives.


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