EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
on Form S-8, pertaining to the Human Genome Sciences, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive
Plan and the Human Genome Sciences, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of our
report dated February 9, 2000, with respect to the financial statements of Human
Genome Sciences, Inc., included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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McLean, Virginia
August 30, 2000
