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  <xs:element id="arwr_DebtInstrumentCappedCallPricePerShare" abstract="false" name="DebtInstrumentCappedCallPricePerShare" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:perShareItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="arwr_DebtInstrumentCappedCallPremiumPercentage" abstract="false" name="DebtInstrumentCappedCallPremiumPercentage" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:percentItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="arwr_DebtInstrumentCappedCallTransactionCosts" abstract="false" name="DebtInstrumentCappedCallTransactionCosts" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="arwr_ChristopherAnzaloneMember" abstract="true" name="ChristopherAnzaloneMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
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</xs:schema>
