UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No. 1)*

                       North American Biologicals, Inc.
                                  (now NABI)
                               (Name of Issuer)

                                 Common Stock
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  628716 10 2
                                (CUSIP Number)


*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's 
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the 
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act 
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however see the Notes).

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 CUSIP NO. 628716 10 2                  13G                PAGE 2 OF 7 PAGES
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      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 1    
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: 36-3820584

          Wanger Asset Management, L.P.                                      

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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [_]
      Not applicable                                            (b) [_]
                                                 
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      SEC USE ONLY
 3
 

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      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 4    
          Delaware

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                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     5     
     NUMBER OF                None    
 
      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      6    
                              None
     OWNED BY            
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     7     
    REPORTING                 None
 
      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          8    
                              None

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      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 9    
          None

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      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10                  
          Not applicable
 
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      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11    
          0%

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      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
          IA

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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


 

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 CUSIP NO. 628716 10 2                  13G                PAGE 3 OF 7 PAGES
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      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 1    
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: 

          Wanger Asset Management, Ltd.

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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [_]
      Not applicable                                            (b) [_]
                                                 
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      SEC USE ONLY
 3
 

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      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 4    
          Delaware

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                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     5     
     NUMBER OF                None    
 
      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      6    
                              None
     OWNED BY            
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     7     
    REPORTING                 None
 
      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          8    
                              None

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      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 9    
          None

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      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10                  
          Not applicable
 
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      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11    
          0%

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      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
          CO

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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

 

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      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 1    
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: 

          Ralph Wanger 

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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [_]
      Not applicable                                            (b) [_]
                                                 
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      SEC USE ONLY
 3
 

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      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 4    
          U.S.A   

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                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     5     
     NUMBER OF                None    
 
      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      6    
                              None
     OWNED BY            
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     7     
    REPORTING                 None
 
      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          8    
                              None

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      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 9    
        None

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10                  
        Not applicable
 
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      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11    
        0%

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      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
        IN

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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

                                                  
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Item 1(a)      Name of Issuer: 

                    NABI (formerly North American Biologicals, Inc.)

Item 1(b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                    5800 Park of Commerce Blvd. N.W.
                    P. O. Box 310701
                    Boca Raton, FL 33431

Item 2(a)      Name of Person Filing:

                    Wanger Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM");
                    Wanger Asset Management, Ltd., the general partner of WAM 
                    ("WAM LTD.");
                    Ralph Wanger ("Wanger")

Item 2(b)      Address of Principal Business Office:

                    WAM, WAM LTD. and Wanger are all located at:
                    227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
                    Chicago, Illinois 60606

Item 2(c)      Citizenship:

                    WAM is a Delaware limited partnership.
                    WAM LTD. is a Delaware corporation.
                    Wanger is a U.S. citizen.

Item 2(d)      Title of Class of Securities:

                    Common Stock

Item 2(e)      CUSIP Number: 

                    628716 10 2

Item 3         Type of Person:

                    (e)  WAM is an Investment Adviser registered under section
                    203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; WAM LTD. is the
                    general partner of the Investment Adviser; Wanger is the
                    principal stockholder of the general partner.

Item 4         Ownership (at December 31, 1996):

                    (a)  Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule 
                         13d-3: None

                    (b)  Percent of class: 0%

                    (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
                           (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote: None
                          (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None
                         (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the 
                                disposition of: None
                          (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the 
                                disposition of: None

 
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Item 5         Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

               If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of 
               the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the 
               beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of 
               securities, check the following (X).

Item 6         Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: 

               The shares reported herein have been acquired on behalf of
               discretionary clients of WAM. Persons other than WAM are entitled
               to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of,
               those shares.

Item 7         Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
               Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
               Company:

               Not Applicable

Item 8         Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

               Not Applicable

Item 9         Notice of Dissolution of Group:

               Not Applicable

Item 10        Certification:

               By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of 
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were 
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having 
such purpose or effect.

 
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                                   Signature

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and 
correct.

Date: February 14, 1997

                    The undersigned corporation, on the date above written,
                    agrees and consents to the joint filing on its behalf of
                    this Schedule 13G in connection with its beneficial
                    ownership of the security reported herein.

                                        WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LTD.
                                          for itself and as general partner of
                                          WANGER ASSET MANAGEMent, L.P.

                                        By: /s/Bruce H. Lauer
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                                               Bruce H. Lauer
                                               Vice President

                    The undersigned individual, on the date above written,
                    agrees and consents to the joint filing on his behalf of
                    this Schedule 13G in connection with its beneficial
                    ownership of the security reported herein.

                                        RALPH WANGER 

                                        /s/Ralph Wanger 
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