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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


      We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1996 Stock Plan and the 1991 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated February 6, 1998, with respect to the
financial statements of Anergen, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

Palo Alto, California                             /s/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP
May 8, 1998