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Basal cell nevus syndrome 1(BCNS1)

MedGen UID:
1054819
Concept ID:
CN376810
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: BCNS1
 
Gene (location): PTCH1 (9q22.32)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0958174
OMIM®: 109400

Disease characteristics

Excerpted from the GeneReview: Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome
Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) is characterized by the development of multiple jaw keratocysts, frequently beginning in the second decade of life, and/or basal cell carcinomas (BCCs), usually from the third decade onward. Many individuals have a recognizable appearance with macrocephaly, frontal bossing, coarse facial features, and facial milia. Most individuals have skeletal anomalies (e.g., bifid ribs, wedge-shaped vertebrae). Ectopic calcification, particularly in the falx, is present in 90% of affected individuals by age 30 years. Cardiac and ovarian fibromas occur in approximately 2% and 20% of individuals, respectively. Approximately 5% of all children with NBCCS develop medulloblastoma (primitive neuroectodermal tumor), generally the desmoplastic subtype. The risk of developing medulloblastoma is substantially higher in individuals with an SUFU pathogenic variant (33%) than in those with a PTCH1 pathogenic variant (<2%). Peak incidence is at age one to two years. Life expectancy in NBCCS is not significantly different from average. [from GeneReviews]
Authors:
D Gareth Evans   view full author information

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Work Group; Invited Reviewers, Kim JYS, Kozlow JH, Mittal B, Moyer J, Olenecki T, Rodgers P
J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 Mar;78(3):560-578. Epub 2018 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.10.007. PMID: 29331386Free PMC Article
Work Group; Invited Reviewers, Kim JYS, Kozlow JH, Mittal B, Moyer J, Olencki T, Rodgers P
J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 Mar;78(3):540-559. Epub 2018 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.10.006. PMID: 29331385
John AM, Schwartz RA
Br J Dermatol 2016 Jan;174(1):68-76. Epub 2015 Dec 9 doi: 10.1111/bjd.14206. PMID: 26409035

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Kanekura T, Kanzaki T, Kanekura S, Kawahara K, Nakashima T, Kitajima I, Maruyama I
J Dermatol Sci 1995 May;9(3):209-14. doi: 10.1016/0923-1811(95)00379-7. PMID: 8664219

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