Yssa DeWoody is co-founder of the Commission on Novel Technologies for Neurodevelopmental Copy Number Variants.
Yssa DeWoody
Co-founder
Commission on Novel Technologies for Neurodevelopmental Copy Number Variants
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Lumping versus splitting with autism-linked variants: A conversation with Vanessa Vogel-Farley and Yssa DeWoody
Researchers have long studied subgroups of people who share genetic variants, but the newly formed ‘CNV Commission’ is also looking at people with shared traits across different neurodevelopmental conditions.
Lumping versus splitting with autism-linked variants: A conversation with Vanessa Vogel-Farley and Yssa DeWoody
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