Cystic fibrosis and race

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Underrepresented populations, especially black and hispanic populations with cystic fibrosis are often not successfully diagnosed.^[1] This is in part due to the minimal dissemination of existing data on patients from these underrepresented groups. While white populations do appear to experience a higher frequency of cystic fibrosis, other ethnicities are also affected and not always by the same biological mechanisms.^[2] Thus, many healthcare and treatment options are less reliable or unavailable to underrepresented populations. This issue affects the level at which public health needs are being met across the world.