Talk:Tay–Sachs disease

Neutrality

As this article talks way more about the Jews that have the disease, and not the others, I will be adding a neutrality tag. Some instances of it are:

• Tay–Sachs disease#Screening success with Ashkenazi Jews
• Tay–Sachs disease#Impact on Jewish communities

~~Ebe123~~ → report on my contribs. 01:35, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

If you look at the academic literature such as this paper PMID: 12108829 it mentions Jewish people as the carrier state is 10 times more common and thus homozygous individuals would occur in 1 in 3600 as opposed to 1 in 360,000 in the general population.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 13:23, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Yes, but there was WP:UNDUE weight there. ~~Ebe123~~ → report on my contribs. 14:27, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

I removed one section that was just poor. But the rest... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 15:01, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

THE IRISH/ GAELS {? i.e. Inclusive of Scottish possibly other Celtic origin? Is this why the French/Gallic have the trait?} I added a sentence about the Irish based on a couple articles read recently i.e. http://articles.philly.com/2012-03-10/news/31143221_1_cherry-red-spot-carrier-rate-day-parade but maybe I should remove this? Also, presumably this needs more rigorous sourcing and some brief in-article discussion.

Sorry to intrude my thought is we're coming up on St. Patrick's day and probably most doctors aren't looking for this disease in Irish/Scottish Gaels and it might be of some benefit to update this article in time for St. Pat's? There are more pressing concerns, I'm sure - [mrk1971]

WP:SS

I suggest that we get this as Wikipedia:Summary Style. Getting Tay–Sachs disease#Genetics, Tay–Sachs disease#Prevention, Tay–Sachs disease#History, Tay–Sachs disease#Society and culture, and Tay–Sachs disease#Research directions. The page is 58,720 bytes long, justifying the splitting. I'm posting this here as I won't be bold here as it's pretty fustrating being reverted for these things. ~~Ebe123~~ → report on my contribs. 19:04, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Sure I support summarizing and creating Prevention of Tay-Sachs disease etc. with a main link.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:13, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

I will. Also webciting some references. Lets try to get this to GA. ~~Ebe123~~ → report on my contribs. 19:21, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

A-Class

As some editors have improved the article even more from when it was re-promoted, I suggest that we get get this back. It is getting peer reviewed and I've requested copyediting. This article stands a chance at FA (I think). Apparently, we need 2 uninvolved users to endorse promoting this. So if you're uninvolved and think this article should be A-class, you may sign and comment. You may also participate in the peer review. ~~Ebe123~~ → report on my contribs. 01:46, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Define uninvolved? - SudoGhost 01:52, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

I interpret "uninvolved" as not making numerous editorial changes. I don't think your one revert to this article disbars you from voting. Cheers, Magister Scienta^talk 02:17, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

I guess that it may be changed now, as 2 people have supported, and it's been over a week. No opposes either. ~~Ebe123~~ → report on my contribs. 11:05, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

A-class promotion vote

Supports

1. After reviewing the article, I support its bid for A status. Magister Scienta^talk 02:12, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
2. Likewise. - SudoGhost 10:15, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Neutral

1. We do not have A class at WP:MED. Thus while it may be increased for other projects it would remain B class for WP:MED. I would recommend that the next step to FA would be a GA nomination which you have already done.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 03:12, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

   I meant for WP 0.5 assessment here, not the WPMED. A class is better than GA class, and the A indicates for a bit more work before FA, of which I will want for this article. ~~Ebe123~~ → report on my contribs. 11:32, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

   Great as long as that is the understanding. --Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:28, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Discussion

As there were no (significant) opposes (only a neutral about a specific WikiProject), and on the criteria page, it states nothing about the closing, but about 2 uninvolved reviewers, I'm closing this and setting WP:JEW and 0.5 as A-class. ~~Ebe123~~ → report on my contribs. 11:55, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Section on management

We need a section that discusses management and prognosis. Before we had:

There is currently no cure or treatment for TSD. Even with the best care, children with Infantile TSD die by the age of 5, and the progress of Late-Onset TSD can only be slowed, not reversed. Although experimental work is underway, no current medical treatment exists for infantile TSD. Patients receive palliative care to ease the symptoms. Infants are given feeding tubes when they can no longer swallow. Improvements in palliative care have somewhat lengthened the survival of children with TSD, but no current therapy is able to reverse or delay the progress of the disease.

but of course there where no refs... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 03:17, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Working on it. ~~Ebe123~~ → report on my contribs. 10:44, 31 January 2012 (UTC)