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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the inclusion in this Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-33558) of Variagenics, Inc.
(the "Registration Statement") of our report dated March 28, 2000, except as to
the stock split described in Note 15 for which the date is June 26, 2000
relating to the financial statements of Variagenics, Inc. as of December 31,
1998 and 1999, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999
and for the period from inception (December 7, 1992) through December 31, 1999,
which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the references
to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" in
such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
July 14, 2000
Boston, Massachusetts
