Family history and genetics

 A person is at higher risk for having cystic fibrosis if one or both parents is a
carrier of a mutated CFTR gene or has cystic fibrosis. A person is also at higher
risk if a sibling, half-sibling, or first cousin has cystic fibrosis.

Race or ethnicity

 It is most common among Caucasians of Northern European ancestry and less

common in Hispanics and African Americans.
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/cystic-fibrosis#:~:text=A%20person%20is
%20at%20higher,first%20cousin%20has%20cystic%20fibrosis.