Alternative titles and symbols : Bleeding disorder, platelet-type, 5; BDPLT5; Factor V quebec;
Description : Quebec platelet disorder is an autosomal dominant bleeding disorder due to a gain-of-function
defect in fibrinolysis. Although affected individuals do not exhibit systemic fibrinolysis,
they show delayed onset bleeding after challenge, such as surgery. The hallmark of
the disorder is markedly increased PLAU levels within platelets, which causes intraplatelet
plasmin generation and secondary degradation of alpha-granule proteins. The disorder
shows a favorable therapeutic response to fibrinolytic inhibitors (summary by Diamandis
et al., 2009).;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by tandem duplication of the urinary plasminogen activator gene (PLAU, 191840.0002);