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.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer) is 4 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTCâ04:00). In the northern parts of the time zone, during the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT leaving a one-hour gap.During the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, thus duplicating one hour.he District of Columbia and seventeen states are located entirely within the Eastern Time zone: 1  Connecticut. 2  Delaware. 3  Georgia. 4  Maine. 5  Maryland. 6  Massachusetts. 7  New Hampshire.