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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


                                        


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Targeted Genetics Corporation Restated 1992 Stock Option
Plan of our report dated February 3, 1998 with respect to the financial
statements of Targeted Genetics Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Seattle, Washington
July 9, 1998
