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EXHIBIT 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated March 10, 2000,
included in American Biogenetic Sciences, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999, and to all references to our firm included in this
Registration Statement.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Melville, New York
September 7, 2000
