Exhibit 23.2



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the 2001 Non-Officer, Non-Director Stock Incentive
Plan of our report dated February 6, 2001, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
April 24, 2001