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 Principia Pharmaceutical Corporation
1999 Equity Compensation 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
McLean, Virginia
September 20, 2000
