Acromicric dysplasia is a rare bone deformity mainly characterized by reduced bone growth; this results in facial anomalies, short limbs, and abnormally limited growth. It is very closely linked to geleophysic dysplasia, sharing many of the same characteristics, and there has been speculation as to whether these two are in fact the same disorder but have different methods of inheritance. It is possible that acromicric dysplasia is inherited through a dominant gene: There have been a few cases in which the disorder was present in multiple family members; however, these cases were the minority, and the possibility of genetic inheritance is still debated.