label: Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome
label_lc: nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
description: An autosomal dominant genetic syndrome caused by abnormalities in the PTCH and SUFU gene. It is characterized by multiple basal cell carcinomas at a young age, odontogenic keratocysts, and skeletal defects (bifurcated and splayed ribs, fusion of vertebrae, spinal bifida). Patients with this syndrome may also develop medulloblastomas and ovarian fibromas.