the positive genetic relationship ( rg = 0.62 ) of vldl + ldl cholesterol and hdl cholesterol may be due to biochemical mechanisms controlling cholesterol turnover since the genetic correlations of vldl + ldl cholesterol and hdl cholesterol with cholesterol turnover rate were both negative ( -0.43 and -0.68 , respectively ) .
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