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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.'s
333-99204, 333-4700, 333-23255, 333-40961 and 333-93363) on Forms S-8 of Myriad
Genetics, Inc. of our report dated August 22, 2000, related to the consolidated
balance sheets of Myriad Genetics, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2000 and
1999 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity
and comprehensive loss and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended June 30, 2000, which report appears in the June 30, 2000 annual
report on Form 10-K of Myriad Genetics, Inc.
KPMG LLP
Salt Lake City, Utah
September 13, 2000
