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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the registration of 222,107 shares of common stock under the
Millennium Predictive Medicine, Inc. 1997 Equity Incentive Plan of our report
dated January 27, 2000 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 31, 2000
