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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3
    
 
   
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
    
 
   
     We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to a Registration Statement
of Patlex Holdings, Inc. on Form S-4 of our Independent Auditors' Report dated
January 20, 1995, appearing in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is part of
this Registration Statement.
    
 
   
     We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.
    
 
   
AHEARN, JASCO + COMPANY, P.A.
    
   
Certified Public Accountants
    
 
   
Pompano Beach, Florida
    
   
June 26, 1996