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Pramod and Arnav,
You are correct that a 10/10 match is almost as good as a sibling match. The difference is that a sibling is more likely to match in ways that they don't test for, but that's only a small difference. 10/10 refers to antigen matches that are the key to success. Congratulations on such a good match, thanks to a generous donor somewhere in the U.S.
Children have the highest success rate in transplant success and in beating aplastic anemia.
Transplants are best when the patient has had fewer transfusions. Zero is better than many, but Arnav has had less than a dozen blood transfusions (some patients get many more), so it's probably not going to be an issue.
The best of luck to your whole family!
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