1 Myotonic (also called MMD or Steinert's disease). 2  The most common form of muscular dystrophy in adults, myotonic muscular dystrophy affects both men and women, and it usually appears any time from early childhood to adulthood. 3  In rare cases, it appears in newborns (congenital MMD).
There are around 66 scientific bases in Antarctica, of which about 37 are occupied year round. There are about 4,000 people through the summer months and about 1,000 overwinter each year.
1 Antarctica (13,720,000 sq km) is the coldest continent in the world, completely covered with ice. 2  There are no permanent inhabitants, except of scientists maintaining research stations in Antarctica.