PKU is a disorder and Celiac is a disease. What is the fundamental difference between these two that makes one a disorder and the other a disease?

Question

PKU is a disorder and Celiac is a disease. What is the fundamental difference between these two that makes one a disorder and the other a disease?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Celiac is commonly referred to as a disorder in medical contexts.

E.g from the mayo clinic: ‘Celiac is an inherited auto immune disorder’

You can also find plenty of instances of PKU being called a disease in medical and scientific contexts

Do a Google search with “PKU disease” (with quote marks) or “Celiac disorder”