Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Westborough, Massachusetts
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated March 28, 2014, relating to the financial statements of RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.
/s/ BDO USA, LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 28, 2014
