December 22, 2025
The VBS 2016 RNASeq Count Data is now available. This data release includes raw counts and log2 counts-per-million (log2cpm) values from RNASeq analysis performed on a subsample of participants who consented to the HRS 2016 Venous Blood Study (n=3748). RNASeq was performed on a representative subsample of HRS participants who participated in the 2016 Venous Blood Study. The sample includes all the participants of the 2016 Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) who provided blood samples, younger participants designated for future HCAP assessments, and a subsample of HCAP non-participants. This subsample fully represents the entire HRS sample. The same sample that was selected for DNA methylation analysis was selected for RNA sequencing.