Another very important study on primary prevention of cardiovascular events, with an impact on the world scientific community, was the Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women with Elevated C-Reactive Protein (Jupiter Trial).17 Since statins decrease the levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) as well as cholesterol levels, this trial hypothesized that people with elevated high-sensitivity CRP levels but without hyperlipidemia might benefit from statin treatment, because elevated CRP levels predispose towards cardiovascular events. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and hyperlipidemia.