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.
It is less common than CMT1. CMT2A, the most common axonal form of CMT, is caused by mutations in Mitofusin 2, a protein associated with mitochondrial fusion. CMT2A has also been linked to mutations in the gene that codes for the kinesin family member 1B-beta protein, but this has not been replicated in other cases.ome forms of CMT are inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion, which means that only one copy of the abnormal gene is needed to cause the disease. Other forms of CMT are inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion, which means that both copies of the abnormal gene must be present to cause the disease.