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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
    
 
   
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
    
 
   
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our reports dated August 9, 1995, and April 11, 1996 on Patlex
Corporation and Patlex Holdings, Inc., respectively, included in Amendment No. 2
to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-2000) of Patlex Holdings, Inc.
for the registration of approximately 7,618,577 shares of its common stock.
    
 
   
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
    
 
   
Chicago, Illinois
    
   
June 25, 1996