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I take it that you got you genotype results from a company other than 23andme.com, and what you are trying to do is get the same Gene + Variation and rsID names as 23andme.com use to describe an SNP.
The only other complexity is that when the alleles / mutations are given, there are unfortunately two different conventions used, and each organization and researcher may adopt either of these two conventions to give their results.
The two conventions are: whether the mutations for an SNP are stated in terms of the
negative DNA strand, or stated in terms of the
positive DNA stand. Obviously DNA contains two strands in its double helix, and these two strands are mirror images of each other (mirror images in terms of the bases on these strands — the base A always mirrors T on the opposite strand, and the base C always mirrors G).
23andme use the positive DNA strand for reporting all SNPs. You need to find out whether the company you got your gene results from report on the negative strand, or report on the positive strand.
Once you know this, it is easy to convert: if your company also use the positive strand for reporting, no conversion is necessary. But if they use the negative strand, then you need to interchange the As with the Ts, and interchange the Cs with the Gs.
If you read the comment by Sea in
this post (and the posts that follow), it explains how this negative / positive strand business works.
Best read when your brain fog is not too bad!