Quebec platelet disorder

Quebec platelet disorder
Other namesFactor V Quebec
Autosomal dominant is the manner of inheritance of this condition

Quebec platelet disorder (QPD) is a rare autosomal dominant bleeding disorder first described in a family from the province of Quebec, Canada. The disorder is characterized by large amounts of the fibrinolytic enzyme urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) in platelets. This causes accelerated fibrinolysis (blood clot breakdown) which can result in bleeding.

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