David (1973) described a family, with the surname Nelson, in which a novel dermatoglyphic syndrome occurred in a mother and 3 of her children. The palmar features were the same as those in ROES (125550), but the only ... David (1973) described a family, with the surname Nelson, in which a novel dermatoglyphic syndrome occurred in a mother and 3 of her children. The palmar features were the same as those in ROES (125550), but the only striking feature in the fingerprints was that the loops were rather 'pointed' and came near to being tented arches.