Tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome in five successive generations: Report on a family in Finland.

A family of 11 members with tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome (TRP syndrome) is described. The inheritance in five successive generations was autosomal dominant. The main features of the TRP syndrome noted were: sparse hair, pear-shaped nose and joint deformity with cone-shaped epiphyses at some of the middle phalanges of the hands.