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Findings showed all 32 participants in the peanut oral immunotherapy group were able to tolerate a maximum amount of 9 grams of peanut protein (equivalent to 3 tablespoons of peanut butter). Children ...

Daily peanut oral immunotherapy enabled children with high-threshold peanut allergies to achieve full tolerance. Of the treated children, 68.4% tolerated a meal-size dose of peanut protein versus 8.6% ...