Advice for adding a category for a genetic disease?

Question

I would like advice or may need help creating a new category for the profiles I create for people who are/were known to suffer from Dupuytren's Disease (an inherited condition sometimes called Viking's Disease). The category might be named something like Dupuytren's Disease.

Could I get help creating the new category? Or is there an existing category to use? Thank you!

Answer 1

Just a comment, when I was first taught about this if was a Syndrome not a disease.  Later on to be known as Viking disease.

Comments

I would think in this direction too. For me, a disease is something epidemic, but might be a language issue.

The English Wikipedia article is named "Dupuytren's contracture", so this might be a good name for the category?

Answer 2

There is a category called Genetic Disorders. I'm not sure that category name is ideal (not every anomaly we inherit is truly "genetic" nor arguably a "disorder") but it's an appropriate parent for Dupuytren's. I think the best name for the category would be "Dupuytren's Contracture."

At least one other member has mentioned Dupuytren's in the past.