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Published in final edited form as: J Genet Couns. 2010 Oct 9;20(2):115–128. doi: 10.1007/s10897-010-9332-y

Table 1.

Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Frequency and Condition Prevalence

Race/Ethnicity	Carrier Frequency^a	Condition Prevalence Per Live Births^b
European American	1 in 29	1 in 2,500–3,500
Hispanic American	1 in 46	1 in 4,000–10,000
African American	1 in 65	1 in 15,000–20,000
Asian American	1 in 90	1 in 100,000