Tay-Sachs disease

Summary

Tay-Sachs disease is a rare disease^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Tay-Sachs disease is credited with the discovery of Bernard Sachs^[3].
• Tay-Sachs disease is credited with the discovery of Waren Tay^[4].
• Tay-Sachs disease's instance of is recorded as rare disease^[5].
• Tay-Sachs disease's instance of is recorded as class of disease^[6].
• Warren Taylor is named after Tay-Sachs disease^[7].
• Bernard Sachs is named after Tay-Sachs disease^[8].
• Tay-Sachs disease is a type of lysosomal storage disease^[9].
• Tay-Sachs disease is a type of GM2 gangliosidosis^[10].
• Tay-Sachs disease is a type of eye degenerative disease^[11].
• Tay-Sachs disease is a type of disease^[12].
• Tay-Sachs disease's Commons category is recorded as Tay–Sachs disease^[13].
• Tay-Sachs disease's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as T99^[14].
• Tay-Sachs disease's statement is subject of is recorded as history of Tay–Sachs disease^[15].
• Tay-Sachs disease's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tay–Sachs disease^[16].
• Tay-Sachs disease's mode of inheritance is recorded as autosomal recessive^[17].
• Tay-Sachs disease's health specialty is recorded as pediatrics^[18].
• Tay-Sachs disease's health specialty is recorded as neurology^[19].
• Tay-Sachs disease's health specialty is recorded as medical genetics^[20].
• Tay-Sachs disease's genetic association is recorded as HEXA^[21].
• Tay-Sachs disease's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_3320^[22].
• Tay-Sachs disease's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:3320^[23].
• Tay-Sachs disease's exact match is recorded as http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_845^[24].
• Tay-Sachs disease's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Medicine^[25].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Bernard Sachs^[3], a neurologist^[26], 1858–1944^[27], of United States^[28], specialised in neurology^[29] and Waren Tay^[4], an ophthalmologist^[30], 1843–1927^[31], of United Kingdom^[32].

Why It Matters

Tay-Sachs disease has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]