what type of diseases are you trying o protect us from

Question: what type of diseases are you trying o protect us from
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Asked by colty01 to Amy on 10 Jun 2011.
- Amy MacQueen answered on 10 Jun 2011:
  
  Hey!
  
  I am working on a tiny protein inside a cell which may be important for the way that white blood cells work in a LOT of diseases.
  
  This particular protein is mutated a lot in cancers so its important to find out what it does for that. It is also very important for the way cells work in things like rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and other autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. It is also important for the way we react to bacteria and other bugs – things like Listeria and Streptococcus…so guess the short answer is lots of diseases!!

Question: what type of diseases are you trying o protect us from