Perinatal. Referring to the period of time surrounding an infant's birth, from the last two months of pregnancy to the first 28 days of life. The TORCH panel tests for perinatal infections.
1 CMT1 is commonly caused by a duplication of a gene on chromosome 17. This gene controls the production of your nervesâ protective myelin sheath. CMT1 is also caused by other gene defects.  CMT2 results from a defect in your peripheral nerve cellsâ axon. This is caused by a defect in your mitofusin 2 gene.
Entrez Gene Summary for BTK Gene. The protein encoded by this gene plays a crucial role in B-cell development. Mutations in this gene cause X-linked agammaglobulinemia type 1, which is an immunodeficiency characterized by the failure to produce mature B lymphocytes, and associated with a failure of Ig heavy chain rearrangement.