EXHIBIT 23.7

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated February 26, 2001,
on the financial statements of Novazyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the year ended
December 31, 2000 and for the period from inception (April 16, 1999) to December
31, 1999 and 2000, included in the Form 8-K of Genzyme Corporation dated
September 7, 2001.

                                                  /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
September 26, 2001