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Affected patients are genotyped in a laboratory with a special interest in the genetics of cystic fibrosis.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Setting<\/jats:bold>\n                    : North Western health region.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Subjects<\/jats:bold>\n                    : Relatives and partners of 607 people with cystic fibrosis.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Interventions<\/jats:bold>\n                    : Genetic counselling by letter for people found to be carriers; formal genetic counselling and when indicated arrangements for prenatal diagnosis for couples discovered to be carriers. Main outcome measures - Number of carrier couples detected; action in pregnancy of detected carrier couples; extent of the uptake of screening by relatives.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\n                    : Of 1563 relatives or partners tested, 15 carrier couples were detected; of nine pregnancies undertaken by these 15, eight had prenatal tests and three terminated pregnancies. An average of 16 people per family have come forward for testing so far.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions<\/jats:bold>\n                    : Cascade screening for carriers of cystic fibrosis is well accepted by relatives, especially on the mother's side of the family; it is 10 times more efficient in detecting carrier couples than unfocused screening. Detected carrier couples make practical use of the information in pregnancy. Active cascade screening for carriers is effective in cystic fibrosis and widespread application is recommended. 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