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The exon 8 mutation (p.Q318X) is known to be associated with a phenotype of salt-wasting CAH but is frequently associated with duplication in the CYP21A2 gene. The duplication results in an allele that carries an intact CYP21A2 gene and a mutated one (the disruptive effects of the p.Q318X mutation are hence muted).