Exhibit 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated April 24, 2000 relating to the
financial statements as of January 31, 2000 and for each of the two years in the
period ended January 31, 2000, which appears in Aphton Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended January 31, 2001. We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


                                            /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Honolulu, Hawaii
September 18, 2001