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
San Francisco, California
November 8, 2001