Exhibit 23.2


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



     As independent public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the incorporation
by  reference  in this  registration  statement  on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 20, 2001 included in BioMarin  Pharmaceutical  Inc.'s Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000, and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.


                                           /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

San Francisco, California
May 18, 2001