Researchers have determined that Werner Syndrome is caused by abnormal changes (mutations) of a gene (known as the WRN gene) located on the short arm of chromosome 8 (8p12-11.2).* More than 80 different mutations of the WRN gene have been identified in individuals with the disorder.ymptoms of the following disorders can be similar to those of Werner Syndrome. Comparisons may be useful for a differential diagnosis: Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is a very rare disorder of childhood characterized by premature aging, short stature, and characteristic facial features.
Daylight savings time in the U.S. ends at 2 a.m. local time on November 2. Scott Gow cleans the faces of wall clocks that are being tested at the Electric Time Company in Medfield, Massachusetts. Daylight savings time in the U.S. ends at 2 a.m. local time on November 2. Photograph by Brian Snyder, Reuters.
Alan Wilson, Director of James Ritchie & Son clockmakers adjusts a clock face to British Summer Time on in Edinburgh, Scotland in this 2010 file photo. On Sunday, March 13, 2016, almost all of the United States, and 78 other countries, will set their clocks ahead one hour for Daylight Saving Time. Every year, DST starts on the second Sunday of March, when our clocks will jump forward an hour at 2 a.m. DST ends on first Sunday of November. These days, most of the electronics we use as timekeepers â smart phones and watches, cable boxes and even some clocks â will automatically make the correction.