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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected Financial
Data" and "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related
Prospectus of Protein Design Labs, Inc. for the registration of 2,875,000 shares
of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated February 1, 2000 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Protein Design Labs, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year needed December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Palo Alto, California
August 25, 2000
