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Methods: Interphase and metaphase FISH analyses with various probes, including CEN12 probes from different vendors, and conventional cytogenetics were applied. Results: A CLL FISH panel was performed at the clinician\u2019s request on a peripheral blood specimen from a 55-year-old female with fluctuating leukocytosis and lymphocytosis for over six years. An additional diminished CEN12 FISH signal was observed in approximately 70% of the nucleated cells analyzed. Concurrent flow cytometry excluded a diagnosis of CLL or MBL, and karyotyping exhibited a normal female karyotype. Further studies excluded potential cross-hybridization due to limited specificity of the CEN12 probes and revealed the location of the additional diminished CEN12 signal on the centromere of one chromosome 16 homolog (CEN16), without other material from the short arm (12p) or long arm (12q) of chromosome 12 being involved. Conclusions: This is the first case with an \u201cuncertain\u201d trisomy 12 status, presenting a challenge to clinical cytogenetic diagnosis. 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